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geode
[ jee-ohd ]
noun
- a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- the hollow or cavity of this.
- any similar formation.
geode
/ dʒɪˈɒdɪk; ˈdʒiːəʊd /
noun
- a cavity, usually lined with crystals, within a rock mass or nodule
geode
/ ŧ′ō′ /
- A small, hollow, usually rounded rock lined on the inside with inward-pointing crystals. Geodes form when mineral-rich water entering a cavity in a rock undergoes a sudden change in pressure or temperature, causing crystals to form from the solution and line the cavity's walls.
Derived Forms
- geodic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ǻ· [jee-, od, -ik], ·ǻ· [jee-, ohd, -l], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of geode1
Example Sentences
"It's like a geode. It's ugly on the outside, and the treasure is all inside."
After pouring hot aluminum into one of her stick-shaped molds and letting it cool in a pile of dirt, a participant took a ball-peen hammer and cracked open the rough silicate mold, like a geode.
Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
Each Rock Box includes a curated selection of high-quality crystals, rough rock, agates, geodes, gem collectibles and more.
The wooden coffee table in her living room has a massive, cracked geode slice embedded in its center.
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