In a recent article in Miner Deposita, researchers presented a comprehensive study of the amethyst and agate geodes in the Los Catalanes Gemmological District of Northern Uruguay. This region is ...

Researchers from the University of Göttingen have investigated an intriguing geological phenomenon in Uruguay. These scientists are trying to uncover the mysteries behind the formation of amethyst ...

Des chercheurs de l'Université de Göttingen se sont penchés sur un phénomène géologique intriguant en Uruguay. Ces scientifiques tentent de percer les mystères derrière la formation des géodes ...

Göttingen University researcher Fiorella Arduin Rode working in open pit mine of the study area, Los Catalanes mining district, northern Uruguay. Along with Ametista do Sul in southern Brazil, these ...

Wherever I wander, I have an eye out for new and different things that might make interesting writing and reading. A trip to the Iowa-Missouri-Illinois tri-state corner last weekend offered up some ...

Geode is a type of sedimentary and volcanic rock that is hollow, vaguely circular rock, in which masses of mineral matter (which may include crystals) are sequestered. The term 'Geodes' was derived ...

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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 ...