Dugway Geode
Approx. Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.5 x 2"
Approx. Weight: 474 grams
Locality: Dugway Geode Beds, Juab County, Utah
Includes three-prong geode stand
This piece reacts to short and long wave ultraviolet light, shown in the last two photos. Many portions of the inside of the geode glow a vibrant green. The fluorescence is due to trace amounts of uranium present in the quartz and chalcedony.
Approximately 6 to 8 million years ago (Miocene epoch), volcanic activity occurred in western Utah and deposited an extrusive igneous rock called rhyolite. Trapped gasses formed cavities within the rhyolite, and millions of years of ground-water circulation allowed minerals to precipitate into the cavities. The result is geodes with spherical shapes and crystal-lined cavities. Roughly 32,000 to 14,000 thousand years ago, a large body of water known as Lake Bonneville covered most of western Utah. The lake’s wave activity eroded the geode-bearing rhyolite and redeposited the geodes several miles away in the Dugway geode bed area as lake sediments. Most geodes are typically hollow whereas others are completely filled with massive, banded quartz. The most common mineral found within the geodes is quartz in various colors: clear (rock crystal), purple (amethyst), and pink (rose).
(Source: Utah Geological Survey)
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