| Kentucky Geodes |
| SpiritRock Shop |
Click on any photo to see a larger version
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
 |
| Item#KG10102294 One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp $79.00 Quantity Available 1 each |
Geodes are spherical or oblong rocks filled or partially filled with minerals. When a geode is broken the minerals inside are
revealed. Most geodes are completely filled with minerals, most often quartz. The quartz can be massive, crystalline, or layered,
which is a variety called agate. But when most people think of geodes they think of spherical rocks that are hollow. Hollow geodes
have an outer shell or rind of quartz, most often the variety chalcedony. The chalcedony often has a bumpy or lumpy appearance
from the outside. But the bumpy appearance is no assurance that the inside of the spherical rock will be hollow. Solid Geodes are
referred to as Nodules.
The interior of hollow geodes are filled with mineral crystals, which grow inward from the rind into the hollow space inside the
geode. Most often, geodes found in Kentucky are lined with quartz crystals. Less commonly, the calcite or dolomite crystals are
found on the inside, either alone or associated with bitumen, barite, galena, fluorite, quartz, limonite, sphalerite, pyrite, selenite, or
celestite.
Geodes differ from concretions in that they are hollow and the crystals grow inward from an outer shell. Concretions are solid
and grow outward from a central core. Concretions are generally noncrystalline.
The Fort Payne and Warsaw-Salem Formations, rock units of Mississippian age, contain numerous geodes in Kentucky. In
many places, creeks that drain these formations are filled with geodes. Other geode-collecting locations include the Green River in
south-central Kentucky and along ancient terraces of the Kentucky River. The Green River has produced some very large geodes up
to 2 feet in diameter.
revealed. Most geodes are completely filled with minerals, most often quartz. The quartz can be massive, crystalline, or layered,
which is a variety called agate. But when most people think of geodes they think of spherical rocks that are hollow. Hollow geodes
have an outer shell or rind of quartz, most often the variety chalcedony. The chalcedony often has a bumpy or lumpy appearance
from the outside. But the bumpy appearance is no assurance that the inside of the spherical rock will be hollow. Solid Geodes are
referred to as Nodules.
The interior of hollow geodes are filled with mineral crystals, which grow inward from the rind into the hollow space inside the
geode. Most often, geodes found in Kentucky are lined with quartz crystals. Less commonly, the calcite or dolomite crystals are
found on the inside, either alone or associated with bitumen, barite, galena, fluorite, quartz, limonite, sphalerite, pyrite, selenite, or
celestite.
Geodes differ from concretions in that they are hollow and the crystals grow inward from an outer shell. Concretions are solid
and grow outward from a central core. Concretions are generally noncrystalline.
The Fort Payne and Warsaw-Salem Formations, rock units of Mississippian age, contain numerous geodes in Kentucky. In
many places, creeks that drain these formations are filled with geodes. Other geode-collecting locations include the Green River in
south-central Kentucky and along ancient terraces of the Kentucky River. The Green River has produced some very large geodes up
to 2 feet in diameter.
Kentuckians like my brother Mike, his wife Bonnie and their family, have grown up around geodes their whole lives
where they are used as door stops and yard decorations. Because of this, most Kentuckians probably don’t realize that
people in many areas have never heard of them. That's because geodes, though distributed widely, are very concentrated
in Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri; probably for some of the same reasons that caves are so plentiful here.
Lake Cumberland was created with the completion of Wolf Creek Dam in 1951. My grandparents were farmers in
Russell Springs and my grandmother always had a large rock on her front porch. When we got older and were
becoming rockhounds my grandmother gave this rock to Chris and told us that it came from a section of their old
farmland in Jabez that is now at the bottom of Lake Cumberland. My grandmother had brought that one rock as her
keepsake of their old farm.
She decorated around her shrubs with what she called “Puddin Stones” (we got a few) which are Kentucky
Geode/Nodules made of quartz and galena. Grandma Thomas did not use her rocks as her doorstop…
...she had a plaster Indian there.
where they are used as door stops and yard decorations. Because of this, most Kentuckians probably don’t realize that
people in many areas have never heard of them. That's because geodes, though distributed widely, are very concentrated
in Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri; probably for some of the same reasons that caves are so plentiful here.
Lake Cumberland was created with the completion of Wolf Creek Dam in 1951. My grandparents were farmers in
Russell Springs and my grandmother always had a large rock on her front porch. When we got older and were
becoming rockhounds my grandmother gave this rock to Chris and told us that it came from a section of their old
farmland in Jabez that is now at the bottom of Lake Cumberland. My grandmother had brought that one rock as her
keepsake of their old farm.
She decorated around her shrubs with what she called “Puddin Stones” (we got a few) which are Kentucky
Geode/Nodules made of quartz and galena. Grandma Thomas did not use her rocks as her doorstop…
...she had a plaster Indian there.
| Grandma's Porch Rock |
| "Puddin Stones" |
| Quartz and Galena |
| This lamp weighs 6lbs 15 oz (almost 7 lbs) and stands 15" tall to the top of the lampshade. There is 7" of geode/bulb socket showing at bottom and 8" of lampshade. The bottom shade diameter is 10" with the top diameter 7". The Geode (Nodule) is 6 1/4" tall by 5 1/4" wide by 3 1/2" deep. and provides a very solid base. The light socket is switched for on/off only (not for 3-way bulbs). The bottom has been cut flat with felt pads attached to protect your furniture and the whole geode has been seal coated. "One of a Kind!" Ships UPS Ground |
| Item#KG10109121 Kentucky Geode Cut Pair $18.00 Quantity Available 1 pair |
| Saw Cut Geode with Crystalline and Botryoidal vugs. Left Half measures 5.1 x 3.4 x 2.7 Inches (13 x 8.6 x 6.9cm) Right Half measures 5.1 x 3.1 x 2.2 inches (13 x 8 x 5.6cm) Together both halves weigh 3.55 lbs (1610g) |
| Item#KG10107921 Kentucky Geode Cut Half $26.00 Quantity Available 1 each |
| Saw Cut Geode Half with XL Crystalline and Botryoidal vugs. specimen measures 5.7 x 2.9 x 2.8 Inches (14.4 x 7.5 x 7.1cm) Extremely sparkling quartz crystals in stunning growth patterns! This piece weighs 1.78 lbs (809g) |
| Item#KG10109991 Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half $40.00 Quantity Available 1 each |
| Saw Cut and polished Geode Half with clear Crystalline center surrounded by clear and tan chalcedony. A rare and beautiful Nodule specimen from the Green River area! Natural fractures in specimen specimen measures 5.7 x 2.9 x 2.8 Inches (14.4 x 7.5 x 7.1cm) This piece weighs 1.78 lbs (809g) |
| Item#KG10108991 Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half $40.00 Quantity Available 1 each |
| Saw Cut Geode Half with rare red (burgundy) and tan in a mix of white chalcedony. Another rare and beautiful Nodule specimen from the Green River area! (my polishers will not do this one justice, needs lap then polish, so it is being sold as unpolished) Natural fractures in specimen specimen measures 5.5 x 3.1 x 0.5-1.3 Inches (13.9 x 7.9 x 1.2-3.3cm) This piece weighs 0.96 lbs (437g) |
| Notice to Our Customers We will be closed from May 18th through August 15th 2012 to relocate our business. Orders placed during this time will not be shipped until after August 15th. Purchases or Reservations will be honored in the date order they are received. 1st purchaser is served 1st. |