Geode with a snail inside

silent hunter · Post by **silent hunter** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:42 am

Hey Ed have you ever herd of anyone opening a geode and finding a perfect snail shell inside that looks brand new?
Best Kurt

cubfan64 · Post by **cubfan64** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:04 am

Very cool - I wonder how that happened because wouldn't you think Geodes are formed at high temperatures - wouldn't you think the snail shell would completely combust?

Pretty cool.

silent hunter · Post by **silent hunter** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:03 am

After a exhausting search I came up with the proper name for the "Geode" It is a Septarian Concretion.

Best Kurt

roc2rol · Post by **roc2rol** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:45 pm

That's a freaking wonder!
Must be a once in a billion chance!
Major collectible!
What's more of the history Kurt?
Ed

silent hunter · Post by **silent hunter** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:05 am

Ed there is not much of a story. My Father found a new spot to dig for geodes. He had dug about twenty of them out in a hour> Inside the second one he cut open bingo there it was a snail shell. At first the shell was pink but after a few hours it took on the apperance of a recent find. He also found a geode that is black crystals inside from the same location.
Best Kurt

roc2rol · Post by **roc2rol** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:08 pm

Kurt that just a little downplay… no ?

Your Dad just finds a new place to dig geodes
Everyday event?
La da da da…

I’m mean… to a rock hound it like finding the freaking LDM !

Well O.K. I am such lousy rock hound with no hands on experience
But nonetheless!!!! & that sort of geode!!

I don’t want the GPS coordinate
but is this location somewhere in Continental United States ?
Kudo’s to your Dad !!!

Have him throw rocks at me Ha ha

Having fun Man!!!

silent hunter · Post by **silent hunter** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:16 am

My Father John dug them just outside the military base in utah called Dugway Proving Grounds Ed. Wait till you see the new geode. It has some type of plant inside it!! I will get photo's up today. Out of a hundred geodes we found two with preserved matierial from a long time ago.

Best Kurt

alan m · Post by **alan m** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:49 pm

Hello Kurt
Facinating about the geodes
I recall a story about a geode found near Owens Lake in California that had what appeared to be an old spark plug inside it.

Best
Alan

gollum · Post by **gollum** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:52 pm

Kurt,

Where's that pic?

roc2rol · Post by **roc2rol** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:06 pm

gollum wrote:Kurt,

Where's that pic?

Hi Mike
good to see ya in the rock center !

not to speak for Kurt

but the pix of the snail in the geode is there
it takes it a moment to appear
as if the server slow
I know I am !

DesertUSA.com/mb3

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