Collecting geodes requires a few tools, generally a carpenter's hammer or a small hand-size sledge, a Kentucky roadmap, and a stout pair of safety goggles which are an absolute necessity. Don't forget a cardboard box or some plastic shopping bags. read more
How to Identify an Unopened Geode Geodes are very interesting rocks with cool hollows filled with crystal. They are found mainly in Utah, Mexico, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Illinois, Texas and the Geode State Park in Iowa, but they can be found almost anywhere. read more
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. read more