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geode

In geology, a subspherical cavity into which crystals have grown from the outer wall into the centre. Geodes often contain very well-formed crystals of quartz (including amethyst), calcite, or other minerals.


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Co-ordinator Martha Cunningham-Closs says the formation of GEODE resulted as a solution to assist people who suffered financial hard-ship from an Inco strike about 10 years ago.
The cave, known as a geode (hollow crystal-lined rock), is the largest ever found in the world.
 
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