What Is A Geode?
A geode is a round rock which contains a hollow cavity lined with crystals. Rocks which are completely filled with small compact crystal formations such as agate, jasper or chalcedony are called nodules. The only difference between a geode and a nodule is that a geode has a hollow cavity, and a nodule is solid. We won't know which ones we found until we cut them open.
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| We headed east - into the middle of nowhere to search for geodes. This place is called the Hauser Geode Beds. This spot reminded me of the Herkimer Diamond Mines as there were families with little kids carrying shovels, picks, and buckets - all in search of the mother lode - geodes. |
The area is beautiful, rugged and barren.
Here's a geode!
Ocotillo is not a cactus. For much of the year, the plant appears to be an arrangement of large spiny dead sticks 10-33m, however, in the spring the plant quickly becomes lush.
Bright crimson flowers appear especially after rainfall in spring, summer, and occasionally fall. Individual flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and native carpenter bees.
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Beautiful!So happy we get to see them in bloom! |
This is a last spot we went to, called the Straw Beds - near Ashley Flats.
There was NO ONE here and nothing around for MILES and MILES and he found a geodes.
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Our Treasures!
Each geode is unique in its composition which can only be truly discovered when it is cracked open or cut with a rock saw. The size and formation of the crystals and different shades of color within the crystals make each geode special. The rough exterior of the geode gives no indication of the secrets held within its core. The anticipation never fades for those who curiously collect buckets full of round geodes and eagerly expose the secrets of each individual sphere-shaped rock. The most prized contain rare amethyst crystals or black calcite.
Read more: http://www.desertusa.com/desert-prospecting/geode.html#ixzz42FZH3AkS
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