The business will temporarily close Sept. 16-Oct. 4 while co-owners Jacob and Astrid Proctor relocate the business from 535 Pin Oak Road to 821 Ave. C.
“It was a natural progression for the Katy Rock Shop as we expand our activities into gem mining events and lapidary services, we needed a more permanent home,” Astrid Proctor said in an email.
Katy Rock Shop sells various rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry and crystals, as well as offering adults and children the opportunity to mine for gems, Astrid Proctor said.
The larger space will allow the couple to host birthday parties, science-related summer camps, and teach more adults and children about lapidary services, the practice of cutting rocks. Jacob Proctor said the new shop will soon have a 13-foot-long, 6-foot-tall animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex in the front yard to welcome customers.
The Proctors also hope to expand their rock mining experience, which is a mobile trailer that can be booked for educational events, festivals and fairs, Jacob Proctor said.
"Those are all the things that we believe this new location will enable for us; we believe that all these things we're going to grow into over the next couple of months," he said.
Former owners Bruce and Carol Huff opened the rock business in 2012, and the Proctors began working with them exporting rocks, Astrid Proctor said. The Proctors, both of whom are geologists, took over ownership of the business when the Huffs retired in 2019.
- Relocating Oct. 5
- 821 Ave. C, Katy
- www.katyrockshop.com
