New Arrivals and Update Information Added To
The Geode Gallery Website:
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-May 9, 2008: A new feature specimen was posted to the homepage today, a fine multi-mineral Keokuk geode pair. Additional Keokuk geode pairs were also added to the Opened Keokuk Geodes page recently.
-March 30, 2008: eBay auctions are now posted, both minerals and geodes with additional auction listings forthcoming. Click Here: Geode Gallery eBay auctions . Additionally, new un-opened coconut geodes from Mexico were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page. Also, Mexican Trancas geodes (both whole and opened) were added to the website today. These geodes are mainly a clear to perhaps light smoky quartz and are most well-known for their fluorescent colors under shortwave UV light (bright green in most geodes) and quartz growths/scepters. Opened Trancas and Un-Opened Trancas geodes.
-March 21, 2008: Several new Keokuk geodes were added to the Collector Keokuk Geodes page today.
-March 17, 2008: The Show Schedule page was updated today with additional show information.
-March 1, 2008: A selection of Keokuk geode pairs, including dewdrop diamond quartz geode pairs, were added to the Collector Keokuk Geodes Page today. Additional collector and display Keokuk geodes will be posted in the next few weeks.
-February 29, 2008: Several new whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today. A new secure online shopping cart has also been added to many specimens (especially geodes currently) on the website. Look for ALL specimens available on the website to have full online ordering with any payment method available shortly.
-February 26, 2008: The Show Schedule page was updated today with additional show information. More specimens will be posted in the next few weeks as time allows, including both geodes and minerals.
-February 5, 2008: A new page of Minerals from Hungary was added to the website today.
-January 29, 2008: The Show Schedule page was updated today with additional show information.
-January 28, 2008: Today additional un-opened (whole) Keokuk geodes were placed in the Un-Opened (Whole) Keokuk Geodes page . Additionally, a new page featuring opened Keokuk geode pairs, both large and small, was also made available. The opened Keokuk geodes can be found on the new Opened Keokuk Geodes page. Furthermore, new minerals from the Linwood Mine in eastern Iowa were added to the website. Future updates coming in the next few months include minerals from western Illinois quarries, Hungary, and Romania. Additionally, we will be expanding our selection of Mexican "Trancas" geodes to include larger un-opened geodes and opened specimens. eBay auctions are constantly running at Geode Gallery eBay auctions .
-January 19, 2008: The Show Schedule page was updated today with additional show information for 2008. Mineral and geode updates will begin in earnest during the last week of January and continue into mid-February.
-December 28, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today.
-December 15, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today, as were new large un-opened Keokuk geodes were placed in the Un-Opened (Whole) Keokuk Geodes page. Additionally, boxes of larger Keokuk geode halves and pieces are now available on the Bulk Keokuk Geode Flats and Boxes page.
-December 11, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today, as were new large un-opened Keokuk geodes were placed in the Un-Opened (Whole) Keokuk Geodes page . The Show Schedule page was updated today with additional show information for 2008. Now that our show season is now complete for a few months, watch for more frequent geode and mineral postings to the website as well as persistent eBay auctions through mid-February 2008.
-November 30, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today. Also, eBay auctions are currently running, featuring some opened and unopened larger Keokuk geodes. Please see: Geode Gallery eBay auctions . Watch for continued auction postings in the future, including some minerals at a later date.
-November 28, 2007: A half dozen very large un-opened Keokuk geodes were placed in the Un-Opened (Whole) Keokuk Geodes page. Additional whole geodes will be placed on the website in the next few days, and opened Keokuk geodes will be posted in the next 1-2 weeks.
-November 18, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today, both smaller 3.5 to 4 inch size, and a few larger 5-6 inch geodes.
-November 17, 2007: A new selection of un-opened larger (4 to 10 inch diameter) Keokuk, Iowa area geodes, mined by The Geode Gallery, was posted to the website today. To view the geodes, please go to the Un-Opened (Whole) Keokuk Geodes page. Opened Keokuk geodes, including pairs, halves, and bulk boxes of larger opened halves and pieces will be available in early December 2007. Continue to watch this page or request to be placed on our mailing list for immediate notification when these geodes become available.
-October 21st, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today, both smaller 3.5 to 4 inch size, and a few larger 5-6 inch geodes.
-October 15th, 2007: The Show Schedule page was updated today with additional show information for 2008. Website updates to both geode and mineral pages will be more frequent and begin later this week.
-August 27th, 2007: Today several mineral pages were updated with new mineral postings, including miniatures, cabinet, and large cabinet specimens to the Elmwood, Tennessee mineral page, cactus quartz specimens to the Cactus or Spirit Quartz - South Africa page, and a selection of Romanian minerals to the Romania Minerals page. The Show Schedule page was also recently updated with additional show information for the rest of this year and also for 2008.
-July 22nd, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today. The Show Schedule page was also updated with additional show information for 2008.
-July 7th, 2007: Nearly a dozen specimens from Romania were placed in the Romania Minerals page today. The Show Schedule page was also updated with additional show information for 2007. New Keokuk geodes were also placed in the Miscellaneous Keokuk Geodes page.
-June 24th, 2007: The Small Break Your Own Geodes Page was updated today with an additional geode type from Mexico, the Trancas or Chihuahua geode type. We will be offering these geodes in sizes larger than 2 inches by later this summer or fall as well, so please check back at that time for both whole and opened geodes available for sale.
-June 22nd, 2007: Specimens of malachite from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) were placed in the Congo Minerals page recently. Additionally, new Keokuk geode pairs were placed in the Miscellaneous Keokuk Geodes page and some opened coconut geode pairs were placed in the Opened Coconut Geodes page.
-May 28th, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today.
-May 13th, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today. In addition, a small selection of minerals from a recently acquired lot of specimens from Romania were also placed in the Romania Minerals page, and several miscellaneous Keokuk geode pairs were placed in the Miscellaneous Keokuk Geodes page as well.
-April 15th, 2007: A statement regarding upcoming postal rate changes on May 14, 2007 was posted today.
-April 7th, 2007: Nearly two dozen new whole (un-opened) coconut geodes from Mexico were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today, including a couple of the largest-sized geodes. The Show Schedule page was also updated with new 2007 show information and more specific details for the upcoming Memphis, TN show at the end of this month.
-March 29th, 2007: The Show Schedule page was updated with additional show information for this year. New opened coconut pairs were posted to the website a few days ago as well, they can be found in the Opened Coconut Geodes page.
-March 17th, 2007: New whole (unopened) coconut geodes were posted to the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today. Website maintenance and upgrades continue.
-March 1st, 2007: The first stage of the Shopping Cart installation was completed early today. Additional pages on the website will have the Shopping Cart added in the next few weeks as time allows.
-February 7th, 2007: The Show Schedule page was updated with additional show information for this year.
-January 28th, 2007: Additional new whole (unopened) coconut geodes, including 5 inch and larger geodes, were placed in the Whole Mexican Coconuts Geode Page today. Over the next month, we will be working on installing a secure Shopping Cart system on our website that will allow you to pay with your credit card or Paypal online for at least our bulk geode items that have the same shipping rate regardless of destination/weight. Some pages may change slightly in their appearance but no links or page addresses will be changed. Thanks in advance for your patience while this new system is installed.