{"product_id":"tabasco-geode-j-natural-mexico","title":"Tabasco geode (J) — natural, Mexico","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAmong the smallest geodes mined anywhere in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMany from this ground come out under a centimetre across. They sit in hard volcanic rock and there is no machine that helps; they are chiselled out individually by hand, from pits dug for that single purpose, and the rock does not give them up easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhich is the part worth sitting with. The same geological process that makes the enormous amethyst cathedrals from Brazil, gas cavity, mineral-bearing water, crystals growing inward, also makes this. Identical mechanism, different scale. Nothing about being small makes it a lesser example. It just took a smaller bubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), a chalcedony rind with druzy quartz inside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTrigonal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRancho Agua Blanca, Tabasco Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7 on the Mohs scale; hard, though the rind is thin and will crack if dropped\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.99 x 0.79 x 2.08 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.68 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou will receive the exact piece photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58428785557848,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/tgm-j-1.jpg?v=1788960371","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/tabasco-geode-j-natural-mexico","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}