Burnie's Rock Shop

Burnie's Rock Shop www.burniesrockshop.com Burnie's Rock Shop is a family owned store that was started by Burnell "Burnie" Franke in 1962.
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We specialize in colored gemstones, minerals, fossils, meteorites, stone beads, decor items and natural gifts from the Earth. We do custom jewelry, beading and lapidary work as well as repair jewelry in gold, silver and various metals, re-cut stones and restring beads. Please continue bringing your repair items to this location, since our new location, Burnie's on Park, cannot accept your items for repair.

Happy Macro Monday! Leave a comment with your favorite slide and best guesses!
09/07/2026

Happy Macro Monday! Leave a comment with your favorite slide and best guesses!

09/06/2026

Happy Staff Pick Sunday “Flouresent” Edition.

Dylan picked Adamite because Josh picked “Yooperlite”.

Triona picked Hyalite Opal, which is her actual staff pick right now.

Rae picked pink Diamonds, because of course she did.

See you next week everybody

We have a great book section here at Burnie’s! Topics from rock hounding to rock identification to some of our favorites...
09/05/2026

We have a great book section here at Burnie’s! Topics from rock hounding to rock identification to some of our favorites; how to books. Some titles include:

Advance Cabochon Cutting by:
Jack R Cox

The Complete Metalsmith by:
Tim McCreight

The Basics of Bead String by:
Debbie Kanan

Stop into the Johnson Street location for the best selections of books!

09/04/2026

This Agate Friday’s feature is of the legendary North American agate the Fairburn. Fairburn agates come from South Dakota and are the less known variety of agates that form in sedimentary rock. Highly valued and sought after by collectors. Our Johnson street location has three for sale at the moment!

Happy September! There are 2 birthstones for this month. The primary birthstone is sapphire and the alternate birthstone...
09/03/2026

Happy September! There are 2 birthstones for this month. The primary birthstone is sapphire and the alternate birthstone is lapis lazuli. While blue sapphire is traditional, sapphires come in all colors of the rainbow (except for red, that would be a ruby!). This makes sapphire a popular choice for jewelry. Lapis lazuli, famous for its rich blue and gold pyrite flecks, is a historically popular stone as well. It has been used as a pigment for over 9,000 years!

Check out our jewelry curation for September at either location!

Items shown are located at Burnie's on Park.

Today (9/2/26) around 4 pm, a theft occured at Burnie's on Park. There are two individuals involved (images attached). T...
09/02/2026

Today (9/2/26) around 4 pm, a theft occured at Burnie's on Park. There are two individuals involved (images attached). The primary person wore a black V neck T shirt, red hat, ~ 5' 7" and 160 lbs. The secondary person was ~ 6' 2" and 180 lbs.

If anyone recognizes these individuals or has any information regarding the theft. Please contact us or the Madison Police Department.

09/01/2026

Soon to hit the sales floor!

We decided to dress up with an ocean vibe today, so…..Happy Staff Pick Sunday “Ocean” Edition. Welcome back to Josh who ...
08/30/2026

We decided to dress up with an ocean vibe today, so…..
Happy Staff Pick Sunday “Ocean” Edition.

Welcome back to Josh who picked this Agatized Horn Coral from Utah that just came in. It’s about 300 million years old.

Triona loves these Ocean Jasper cabochons and even bought 2.

Dylan discovered this Mimocystites specimen. The species is technically Rhombiferan “Cystoid”.

Rae thought she might be able to hear the ocean in this pearlized Pseudonotata Complanata shell.

See you next week everybody!

We just added a ton of items to our sale case at Burnie's on Park! You can find pendants, bracelets, earrings and more a...
08/29/2026

We just added a ton of items to our sale case at Burnie's on Park! You can find pendants, bracelets, earrings and more at discounted prices, up to 50% off! Stop by to take a closer look!

Address

901 E Johnson Street
Madison, WI
53703

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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