| Keokuk Geodes Keokuk, IA US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 08:20:38 PM Viewed 9296 times |
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| Well known to many collectors are the Keokuk geodes. This location has more to do with the roadcuts and streams of the area that are not privately owned. There are also private farms where you can dig for them. For more information look at the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Iowa. These famous geodes are mainly quartz based, but it also includes crystals of calcite, dolomite, pyrite, aragonite, barite (baryte), sphalerite, etc. Here is what the treasure wiki mentions: "35 mile radius of Keokuk Iowa General description: The geode was designated as the state rock by the Legislature in 1967. The area around Keokuk is famous for the variety of mineralization found in the nodules. Over twenty different minerals line the cavities. The geodes weather out of the Warsaw formation of a Mississippian age limestone and shaley dolomite. How to get there: Search the steams, road cuts, and fields around Keokuk. Grade this location: (A to F): A GPS coordinates: Handy to bring along: 1.Shovel 2.Buckets or rock bag 3. Gloves 4. rock hammer Helpful notes to newcomers: Resist the urge to break open the geodes. Instead compare the weight of various stones and save the lighter ones.The very heavy nodules are probably solid. " | Check the area around Keokuk and extending into Missouri or Illinois too probably. |