The 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Adventures

Sunday, September 15, 2013

The World's Largest Celestite Geode

I've taken a hammer to quite a few geodes in my life, but I had never seen anything like this underground geode on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. 

Discovered in 1897 when islanders were trying to dig a well, this geode is filled with massive celestite crystals comprised of Strontium Sulfate (SrSO4).

This geode has room for over a dozen people 

Surrounded by crystals!

The geode/cave is privately owned 
and is called the
Crystal Cave.

Crystals up close -- each crystal has 14 faces


This is the largest single crystal in the cave -- it weighs nearly 200 pounds


These are the largest known celestite crystals in the world.



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