8 Most Expensive Geodes Ever Sold

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Mexico's Cave of the Crystals Geode, estimated at over 500,000 years old, sold for $900,000 in 2007. It boasts massive gypsum crystal formations.

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Another notable Mexican geode, the Naica Mine Geode, housing large selenite crystals, sold for $100,000 in 2001.

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8 Most Expensive Geodes Ever Sold

Mexico's Cave of the Crystals Geode, estimated at over 500,000 years old, sold for $900,000 in 2007. It boasts massive gypsum crystal formations.

Another notable Mexican geode, the Naica Mine Geode, housing large selenite crystals, sold for $100,000 in 2001.

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