1
: a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter
2
: the cavity in a geode
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My heart, hammered like a geode, exploded into lethal crystals.
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Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
There is a valet chair from the ’50s; an 18th-century Swedish mirror by Gustav Precht; a Rose Uniacke Jane sofa; a rare mineral crystal geode table lamp by Marc Duplantier; a Gio Ponti desk, and wall weavings by Collingwood.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 Nov. 2024
Trinkets include high-quality crafts and collectibles like paper garlands, crack-open geodes, mindfulness cards and kaleidoscopes for readers aged three and older.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Most geodes are small A study led by Göttingen University researchers discovered that the giant amethyst geodes formed at unexpectedly low crystallization temperatures and thanks to a steady groundwater flow.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
There is a valet chair from the ’50s; an 18th-century Swedish mirror by Gustav Precht; a Rose Uniacke Jane sofa; a rare mineral crystal geode table lamp by Marc Duplantier; a Gio Ponti desk, and wall weavings by Collingwood.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 Nov. 2024
Trinkets include high-quality crafts and collectibles like paper garlands, crack-open geodes, mindfulness cards and kaleidoscopes for readers aged three and older.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Most geodes are small A study led by Göttingen University researchers discovered that the giant amethyst geodes formed at unexpectedly low crystallization temperatures and thanks to a steady groundwater flow.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Geode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geode. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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geode
noun
ge·ode
ˈjē-ˌōd 
: a stone having a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter
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