Amethyst geodes—some stretching 5 m long—dot the ancient lava flows of Uruguay’s Los Catalanes mining area. The geodes contain calcite, colorless quartz, and agate, another quartz mineral. Large ...

In 2019, Michal Mael brought a massive geode to the Kino Gem Show. It weighed thousands of pounds and had a heavy door attached — for everyone who has ever dreamed of being encapsulated by amethyst.

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz which has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in northern Uruguay. Geodes are hollow rock formations often with quartz ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - If you’re looking for something solid to do this weekend, well we have something for you. It doesn’t get much more solid than the East Texas Gem and Mineral Show. This is truly a ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil showcase was filled with gems that sparkled so much, you might have had to wear glasses just to take a look at them. Those gems can be very ...

SANTA CRUZ — As it usually does every spring, the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium will become a rockhound’s paradise as the Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society hosts its 71st annual Mineral, Gem, Fossil ...

As someone who loves both fossils and gems/minerals; agatized coral hunting is REALLY growing on me. In this video I team up with PaleoCris and our friend Derek to go look for agatized coral geodes in ...