Bulk Rough Gemstones in Canada: Chips and Chunks

Buying guide

Selling chips, chunks and tumbled stones in bulk

Bulk stones are the volume end of a crystal shop: chips for jars and crafts, rough chunks for bowls and gardens, tumbled stones by the scoop, and boulders for windows and landscaping. Low cost per piece makes them easy first purchases and easy add-ons.

Chips, chunks and boulders

Chips are small broken pieces sold by size (tiny to extra large) and by the bag. Chunks are hand-sized rough pieces in size numbers. Boulders are large rough pieces for floors, gardens and windows.

Tumbled stones

Tumbled stones are smoothed in rotating barrels with grit and polish. See tumbled stones for sizes and bundles.

How shops sell it

Chips sell by the scoop into small bags or jars, and many shops let customers fill their own. Crafters and jewellery makers buy them for resin, jars and wire work. Chunks sell singly from a bowl; rough rose quartz, black tourmaline and amethyst are steady movers. Some customers buy rough to polish in their own rock tumbler. For more sizes see rough stone chunks and chunks by the box.

Questions

Chips & Chunks FAQ

How are chips and chunks sized?

Chips are sold by size name (tiny, small, medium, large) and by weight. Chunks use size numbers with a length range in the title.

Are chips and chunks natural?

Yes, they are natural rough stone. Anything enhanced or dyed is marked in the title.

What is the cheapest way to buy rough stone?

Boxes and larger bags have the lowest cost per kilo. See the By the box shortcut on the Rough Stone Chunks page.

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Selling chips, chunks and tumbled stones in bulk

Chips, chunks and boulders

Tumbled stones

How shops sell it

Chips & Chunks FAQ

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