Kentucky geode, Aragonnite geode

Kentucky Geodes... 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.

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.

One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp
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One of a Kind Hand Made Kentucky Geode Lamp

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This lamp weighs 104.8 oz 0r 6.55 lbs (2.973kg) and the geode stands 6.12" (15.5cm) tall and is 5.2 " (13.3cm) wide by 3.6" (9.3cm) deep. The bottom has been cut flat with felt pads attached to protect your furniture and the geode has been seal coated. This comes with the light socket and harp (lampshade holder) and has a white cord about 7 ft long. The light socket is switched for on/off only (not for 3-way bulbs). Ships in a Medium Flat Rate Priority Mail box.

NOTE This DOES NOT INCLUDE LAMPSHADE

The recommended size lampshade (shown in pictures below) has a bottom shade diameter of 10" with the top diameter 7". The Geode provides a very solid base.

Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Kentucky Geode Cut Half
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Kentucky Geode Cut Half

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Saw Cut Geode Half with XL Crystalline and Botryoidal vug formations. This is a classic Kentucky "rattler" geode from Russell County Kentucky. It has extremely sparkling crystals in stunning growth patterns.

This specimen measures 5.7 x 2.9 x 3.2 Inches (14.5 x 7.5 x 8.2cm) and weighs 33.2 oz or 2.08 lbs (943g)

Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half
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Tan and Quartz Crystal Kentucky Geode Cut Half

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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)

Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half
Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half
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Tan and Burgundy Kentucky Geode Cut Half

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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)