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Re: Are There Any Rock Hounds on the Board?

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Re: “My first thought was 'Geode'.
Does it feel light for its volume?”
No, it feels pretty solid. Also, I'm reading that geodes are made of very hard rock. They can be found in streams where other rocks have been worn flat while the geodes keep their characteristic ball shape. My sample rock isn't hard. I'm able to flake the pyrite off of with my fingernails.

But geode hunting sounds fun. I think I'll give it a go. New Hampshire has some areas where they're often found. And from Youtube, I'm seeing that they're sometimes in streams where the person filming says "There's one, and there's one, and there's one, and there's one, and..." The point is, they're REALLY common in certain areas.








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Re: Are There Any Rock Hounds on the Board?
By: Zimbler0
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Thu, 28 Jul 22 1:24 AM
Msg. 34096 of 60008

Well De,
My first thought was 'Geode'.
Does it feel light for its volume? Geodes are
usually hollow with crystals inside.

The safest way to find out what is inside is
to find a person with a 'rock saw' and have them
slice it open.

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A geode is a geological secondary formation within sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Geodes are hollow, vaguely spherical rocks, in which masses of mineral matter are secluded. Wikipedia
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There are gem clubs which would have the necessary
diamond bladed saw. Or, when the gem show comes to
Virginia Beach I would try taking it down to the show
and see if there isn't a booth which sells and cuts
geodes - and see how much they would want to cut it
for you.

I have bought a couple of geodes, and my favorite
method is to have the guy cut it twice. Cut a slab
off one end (to give the other halves a nice flat
surface to stand on) then cut it in half. Makes for
a nice display piece (if it has nice crystals inside.)

Pretty picture. http://cdn-s3.touchofmodern.com/products/001/651/826/abe9183ed2c973f1d5c91426805dce60_large.jpg?1571271948

Zim.


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