Evanston Store Hours
| Sunday: | CLOSED |
|---|---|
| Monday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Tuesday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday: | CLOSED |
| Thursday: | 10:30 am - 7:00 pm |
| Friday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Saturday: | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Cactus Quartz, or Spirit Quartz, is a unique formation of Quartz that is only found in the Magaliesberg Mountains in South Africa. They are characterized by its core crystal structure having hundreds of smaller crystals growing along the prism faces. Typically, the main termination of the core crystals remain free of the "cactus" formation. Typically, Cactus Quartz is in varieties of Amethyst, Citrine, Smokey, and White Quartz.
After collecting fossils as a hobby for many years growing up, Dave Douglass opened Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop in 1970 at the age of 20 (with the help of his parents) at 1312 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The shop contained minerals and fossils, mostly self-collected by the Douglass family.
