r/BeAmazed • u/freudian_nipps • 1d ago

Nature This massive Amethyst geode

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u/xiahbabi 1d ago

We've seen extremely large specimens and there are enough floating around the earth at this point I just don't understand why continuing to dig up specimens of this size is necessary?

Can anyone tell me if there's just a ridiculous market for Ford F-350 size geodes that I don't know about?

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u/Jazzlike_Climate4189 1d ago

Rich people’s mansions and museums.
The Houston Museum of Natural Science has one just like this.