| 02726: Geode with Quartz, Gypsum and
Limonite replacing Pyrite - $14 Canton geode locality, Lewis County, Missouri Cabinet - 11.5 x 10.1 x 7.9 cm 768 grams Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A quartz-lined geode, cleanly split.
One piece hosts a group of rusty gypsum blades and needles
to 1.1 cm. Limonite replacements of pyrite are also
present with the gypsum, with three arranged aesthetically
along the longest gypsum needle. These pseudomorphs
(barely visible in the close-up photo) are best viewed
under magnification: hand lens, microscope or camera lens.
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