Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. In recent years, crystals, agate, and geodes have burst forth in popularity, but the trend is still going strong. Just look at the many ...

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 ...

It took millions of years for agates and geodes to reach the earth’s surface ... or a table topped with a slab of pink agate, or maybe wall art printed with a slice of stone.

Now you can say your place literally rocks. Agate, geodes and gemstones are a great way to add a pop of color and natural texture without busting out the paint rollers. Make sure your agate is ...

It’s also very difficult to produce them in the laboratory.” Instead, researchers look to the surrounding rock and the geodes themselves for clues to their origin. Fiorella Arduin Rode ...

Along with Ametista do Sul in southern Brazil, these regions are the world’s leading mining districts for gems which come from volcanic lava, such as amethyst and agate geodes. Amethyst is a ...

Major geological activity happened, making way for massive deposits of silver, gold, opalized wood, onyx, agate, geodes, jasper and a whole lotta fossils. Hunting for treasures in these deposits ...

Geodes are hollow rock formations often with quartz crystals, such as amethyst, inside. Amethyst geodes in Uruguay have been found in cooled lava flows, which date from the original breakup of the ...