Australian Gemstone Gateway

We at D and B Rockwerks are very proud to announce a new relationship with miners in Australia.

We have a direct source from several miners in Queensland, Australia. They specialize in Chinchilla Petrified wood. Known as the most beautiful wood in the world.

Chinchilla wood comes from the Chinchilla area, which is about 300 Km west-northwest of Brisbane. It occurs in abundance in this area. It is of Lower Cretaceous to Jurassic age. It appears to have been mostly weathered out In place, but there is a bit of evidence that some material was transported. The wood has very high silica content, and very few fractures or internal flaws.  I absolutely love working this wood. You will not get a better polish on any wood. The grain is highly detailed in a lot of the specimens, and the colors range from red, brown, tan, cream, yellow, gray and pink. Reds and yellows are the most sought after. The hardness of the wood is an easy 6.5-7 on the Mohs? scale. There is an extinct variety of pet wood from the Chinchilla called Pentoxin.  It is almost a brecciaed looking design, in yellow and brown, nice wood, but very rare. We are moving a lot of this, so get yours now. You will love working with this wood.

Here is a look at some of the wood.

Ordering Rough:

We offer three grades of rough, we usually have tens of pounds on hand at any given time, but are almost weekly receiving more wood from Chinchilla. We can order larger quantities at any time. If you just want a few specimens of the rough, we can ship right away, if you want larger quantities, we can order that. We get it at an extremely fair price, and it is all hand collected, and we pass this on to our customers.

The 3 grades are:

GRADE A $35.00 US a Pound

This is the best, has multiple colors, nice patterning, and is usually darker in color. Top shelf stuff. Email Us for availability and specials.

Grade B $25.00 US a Pound

This has a few different colors in it, but not quite as many as Grade A. Very nice wood. Email Us for availability and specials.

Grade C $20.00 US a Pound

This is more the run of the mill wood, (Still wonderful wood) Lighter in color, few varieties of color. Good for the beginner, or budget minded.

Email Us for availability and specials.

Be sure to Check With Us, we sometimes have bits of Chinchilla wood laying around, and will offer at discount rates. Could be Trim pieces, broken bits, or smaller peices. Good to Tumble, and the trim peices are usually high quality. Let us know what you want, and we will do our best! If all else fails, CONTACT US! We may be able to swing a DEAL!

ORDER YOUR WOOD SOON!! It's moving Fast!!!

We can also order Agate Creek, Agate, this is like a very colorful Botswana Agate, it has reds, yellows, browns, gray, and white. Agate Creek, Agate is so much better than Botswana agate, and takes the best polish I have seen. Very, Very Nice Agate!!

Aussie Crystals.

They range from Clear, Milky, to Smokey

Here is a look at some Agate Creek Agate:

We also have access to Aussie Thunder Eggs, Opal, Crystals, Chalcedony, and Facet grade Labradorite. Drop us a line if something you see interests you, and we will get back to you with the details.

If you don't like what you recieve from us, you can return it unaltered within 30 days, and recieve a full money back refund, less shipping.