Post by MyNewHobby on Jan 17, 2009 20:22:33 GMT -5
I have always loved the idea of geodes. You never know what you are going to get.
A couple of years ago I purchased some whole, small geodes to crack myself.
Holy moly .... no one told me geodes were that hard and hard to crack.
Ah man ... I used loving tough (tapping) and got nada ..... zip
I used a sock and my backyard step - swinging like a bat .... did nothing to crack two of the three I got.
The third .... poor thing .... shattered ....
needless to say .... i set those pieces and more pieces aside and off I went to pout.
Now that I have this great hobby, I pulled out my geodes to find that the one that shattered was the one that was most awesome.
I have now learned what not to do and need to learn "how to" with geodes.
Here are some pictures:
One geode looks older than God and Methusela ... and has the most intriguing insides .... now that I stopped long enough to look, I see this very tiny (I mean very tiny ... about 1/8"-1/16"), very clustered center of crystal .... spires .... points (?). Very Cool!
The second geode is solid inside and now I understand why it was so hard to break. But it is very cool nonetheless.
The third geode, my favorite ... has a hollow center and it took the most damage (ME). Last weekend I tried to piece together this one and some pieces are missing, but I think I have the gist of what this little beauty has to offer. She is my favorite.
Her insides look like fluffy foam .... hope the picture does justice.
Thanks again All for my ramblings
Julie
Julie
A couple of years ago I purchased some whole, small geodes to crack myself.
Holy moly .... no one told me geodes were that hard and hard to crack.
Ah man ... I used loving tough (tapping) and got nada ..... zip
I used a sock and my backyard step - swinging like a bat .... did nothing to crack two of the three I got.
The third .... poor thing .... shattered ....
needless to say .... i set those pieces and more pieces aside and off I went to pout.
Now that I have this great hobby, I pulled out my geodes to find that the one that shattered was the one that was most awesome.
I have now learned what not to do and need to learn "how to" with geodes.
Here are some pictures:
One geode looks older than God and Methusela ... and has the most intriguing insides .... now that I stopped long enough to look, I see this very tiny (I mean very tiny ... about 1/8"-1/16"), very clustered center of crystal .... spires .... points (?). Very Cool!
The second geode is solid inside and now I understand why it was so hard to break. But it is very cool nonetheless.
The third geode, my favorite ... has a hollow center and it took the most damage (ME). Last weekend I tried to piece together this one and some pieces are missing, but I think I have the gist of what this little beauty has to offer. She is my favorite.
Her insides look like fluffy foam .... hope the picture does justice.
Thanks again All for my ramblings
Julie
Julie
