Opened Keokuk Geodes - The Geode Gallery

For the past 13 years, The Geode Gallery has specialized in providing quality Keokuk (pronounced [kee-uh-kuhk]) geodes to collectors, museum curators, and the interior decorating community at very competitive prices.  Every geode you see below was personally mined by The Geode Gallery.  If you would like to place an order, do not see what you were looking for, or would like to inquire about larger quantity purchases and wholesale pricing, please send us an e-mail to:  sand@maplecity.com or call Mike directly at (309) 335-6740.  We look forward to serving you.

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Small Keokuk Geode Pairs               Large Keokuk Geode Pairs               Keokuk Geode Halves and Large Pieces

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Keokuk Geode Pairs For Sale

The following specimens are all matching Keokuk geode pairs.  The pairs were opened with a soil pipe cutter or in the field into two nearly equal halves.  This section of the page is broken into two parts - the first part contains more inexpensive, usually smaller geode pairs that are below $15, while the bottom section has the larger pairs that are at or above $15.  The price listed is for BOTH halves of the matching pair - we will NOT sell just one half of a pair.  Please order by Code Name (example:  #KGS 01).

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The PAIR you see is the ACTUAL pair you will receive when ordering!  No substitutions!

Smaller Keokuk Geode Pairs

IMPORTANT SHIPPING NOTE:  We can fit up to SIX of these smaller Keokuk geode pairs in the same Priority Mail Flat Rate box.  If eligible, make sure to select the Priority Mail Flat Rate Box option when checking out.

 

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Larger Keokuk Geode Pairs

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The PAIR you see is the ACTUAL pair you will receive when ordering!  No substitutions!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING NOTE:  The  symbol indicates this item is eligible for Priority mail flat rate box shipping (Priority Mail Flat Rate Box - If Applicable) shipping option in the secure Shopping Cart).  Due to the larger size, multiple pairs that are over 6 inches in diameter cannot be combined in the same box, so if you are ordering more than one pair that is greater than 6 inches in diameter please select another shipping option (max two < 6" geodes in the same box).

#KGL 43 - 8.5 x 6.5 Inches - Very thin skinned and somewhat undeveloped geode with an incomplete chalcedony skin in places.  Brilliant clear sparkly quartz with numerous secondary calcite crystals especially in the right half up to an inch across.  More impressive in person.  Each half measures approximately 8.5 x 6.5 inches with cavity depths up to 1.5 inches.  Price for the matching pair is $45.00 plus shipping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#KGL 45 - 5 x 4.5 Inches - Extremely hollow clear quartz lined Keokuk geode pair complete with a small white tabular barite in the larger half.  The barite is pretty small and is not really considered as any significant in the geode.  The geode is about as hollow as they come for a geode of this size.  Each half measures approximately 5 x 4.5 inches with a cavity depth in the left, larger half of up to 4 inches.  Price for the matching pair is $22.00.

 

#KGL 46 - 6 x 4.25 Inches - A yellow-orange iron coloring to the quartz predominates the cavity in this geode although some clear quartz is present as well.  Cavity depths up to 2 inches are present in the right half.  Price for the matching pair is $25.00 plus shipping.  Eligible for flat rate Priority mail shipping when shipped by itself.

 

 

 

  

#KGL 34 - 11 x 7 Inches - Large very hollow quartz lined Keokuk geode pair.  There is a slight orange coloring mixed in with the clear to slightly smoky quartz lining.  The geode was opened in a fashion to allow for deep cavities.  Each half measures approximately 11 x 7 inches with cavity depths of up to 5 inches.  Price for the pair is $90.00 plus shipping.

#KGL 47 - 5.75 x 5.50 Inches but over 8 inches across when put together - Deep cavity mostly clear quartz lined Keokuk geode pair with a little bit of iron coloring in one area of each half.  Cavity depths up to 3.25 inches are present in the right half.  Price for the matching pair is $25.00 plus shipping.

#KGL 48 - 6 x 5 Inches - Very hollow clear quartz lined Keokuk geode pair.  Each half measures approximately 6 x 5 inches with cavity depths up to 2 inches.  Price for the matching pair is $18.00 plus shipping.  Eligible for flat rate Priority mail shipping when shipped by itself. sold

 

 

#KGL 35 - 11 x 10.5 Inches - Big 36.5 pound  clear quartz lined Keokuk geode pair.  The geode was opened around the maximum circumference to allow for the biggest display.  Each half measures approximately 11 x 10.5 inches with cavity depths of up to 2 inches.  Price for the pair is $100.00 plus shipping.

#KGL 36 - 9 x 7 Inches - Sparkly quartz lined Keokuk geode pair.  Each cavity is not particular deep given the way the geode was opened.  Some iron orange coloring is present in the right half.  Each half measures approximately 9 x 7 inches.  Price for the matching pair is $50.00 plus shipping.

#KGL 49 - 8.25 x 8 Inches - Colorful aesthetic nearly equally halved Keokuk geode pair lined with quartz crystals.  Some areas especially in the left half exhibit a rich orange yellow coloring due to weathered pyrite some time ago.  Some re-crystallized fine grained quartz is also present in the geode.  Each half measures approximately 8.25 x 8 inches with cavity depths up to 1.5 inches.  Price for the matching pair is $60.00.

#KGL 50 - 7 x 6.5 Inches - Rich orange yellow along with some clear quartz lines this very hollow Keokuk geode pair.  There is a small hole in the back of the left half - this is seen in the left middle of the left half in the photographs.  A light could be placed in or near this hole to illuminate the geode.  The orange color enhances the geode versus just the plain clear lining.  Each half measures approximately 7 x 6.5 inches with cavity depths up to 4 inches in the half with the hole.  Price for the matching pair is $60.00.

#KGL 51 - 9.25 x 7.25 Inches - A two-tone quartz lined Keokuk geode pair!  One half is nearly all clear quartz with just some light orange coloring along the edge while the other half is nearly all orange colored quartz with some finely re-crystallized clear quartz.  The orange half was at the bottom when collected - the former pyrite would have formed in the bottom of the geode with respect to gravity.  Aesthetic, large sized Keokuk geode pair.  Each half measures approximately 9.25 x 7.25 inches with cavity depths up to 2 inches.  Price for the matching pair is $85.00 plus shipping.

#KGL 02 - 12 x 7.5 Inches - Large matching light smoky quartz Keokuk geode pair, with each half measuring approximately 12 x 7.5 inches.  The geode is a little flatter in shape but still nice and hollow, with a skin thickness of approximately 2 inches.  Total weight of the pair is approximately 43 pounds.  Price for the pair is $100.00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Keokuk Geode Halves and Pieces

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The HALF OR PIECE you see is the ACTUAL specimen you will receive when ordering!  No substitutions!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING NOTE:  The  symbol indicates this item is eligible for Priority mail flat rate box shipping (Priority Mail Flat Rate Box - If Applicable) shipping option in the secure Shopping Cart).  Due to the larger size, most of these halves or pieces are not eligible for flat rate Priority mail shipping.  We recommend choosing the Fedex Ground option to ship these specimens safely and to receive tracking information.

 

 #KGH 15:  Measures 9 x 7 inches and is at least 4 inches deep in the upper right, larger half.  Two celled specimen featuring mainly clear to some slight iron orange color in the larger portion and more orange in the smaller cavity especially closer to the opening.  A quartz bridge actually divides the two cavities.  Weighs 12.6 pounds - price is $32.00. sold

 

#KGH 08:  Measures 12 x 7 inches and is up to 5 inches deep at the furthest point from front to back.  Has a flat base that allows it to sit as shown here with no assistance.  Some minor iron coloring but mainly clear quartz with a little bridge of quartz in the back (see bottom right closeup).  Weighs 17.75 pounds - price is $45.00.

 

 

  

  #KGH 16:  Measures 10 x 8 inches and is approximately 2 inches deep.  Mostly a clear quartz geode section with an area of darker crystals likely due to an inclusion in the quartz and part pyrite.  Weighs 6.4 pounds - price is $15.00.

 

 #KGH 17:  Measures 11 x 7.5 inches and is approximately 4 inches deep.  Very hollow geode half with mostly clear quartz and some minor pyrite.  There is a small but stable crack on part of the back of the half.  Weighs 9.25 pounds - price is $30.00.

 

 

 

  

#KGH 13:  Measures 12 x 8 inches and is 2.5 inches deep at furthest point - geode section with some attached matrix at back right.  Some white calcite deposits are also found on the quartz.  Weighs 9.5 pounds - price is $24.00.

 

 

 

 

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