Evanston Store Hours
| Sunday: | CLOSED |
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| 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 |
Smithsonite is a rare zinc carbonate mineral found in the oxidation zone of zinc ore deposits. It's highly valued by collectors in botryoidal form. The mineral is named after James Smithson, a chemist, mineralogist, and founding donor of the well-known Smithsonian Institution.
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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.
