Las Choyas "Coconut" Geode Pair | Mexico fossil Conesby Quarry

Conesby Quarry

though smaller and larger specimens occur

History: Purchased in Ouarzazate

Wheeler Shale

though closely related

Las Choyas "Coconut" Geode Pair | Mexico fossil Conesby QuarryThis is a beautiful "coconut geode" pair. Each half has been cut flat and left unpolished. Receive two halves of a cut geode. Approx. size of each half: 3" x 2. 5" x 1. 5" & 3" x 2. 5" x 1. 25" Las Choyas geodes, often referred to as coconut geodes, are mined near Chihuahua, Mexico. Shafts are drilled down 100 to 200 feet below the surface to the geode bearing white clay. Tunnels are then dug horizontally to extract the geodes. Geodes are hollow voids