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Iowa's state rock, the geode, illustrates the adage that 'you can't judge a book by its cover,” said Marv Houg, president of the Cedar Valley Rocks and Minerals Society. 'It's a great teaching tool ...

Sparkling hollows filled with lustrous crystals, dubbed geodes, are often perceived as small objects that can fit comfortably on a bookshelf. But some are more like gigantic cathedrals filled with a ...

The geological history that led to the formation of giant crystals and a 36-foot geode has been revealed by scientists. By looking at the abandoned mine where the geode of Pulpí was found, they were ...

Discovered in 1999 during mining operations in the Mina Rica (the Rich Mine) in Almeria, southeast Spain, the crystal geode of Pulpí hosts among the most beautiful crystals ever discovered. Even if ...