Geode cracking near you
1 shop in Texas will crack open a geode for you while you watch in El Paso. Pick an uncut geode, the shop splits it in a geode cracker, and you keep both halves. Listings are kept current by the shops themselves.
4012 Alameda Avenue, El Paso, Texas
Cracker runs: Anytime during store hours
AmethystCoconutTrancasCrystal CanyonAgateEnhydroMoroccanDruzy MistCrystalline BravoOcoThunderegg
Cracker: Pirate wheel geode cracker, Tabletop ratchet, Large plier type
Shops sell uncut geodes by size, usually from a bin or barrel. Most are coconut geodes from Mexico (Las Choyas, Trancas, Druzy Mist, Crystal Canyon, Crystalline Bravo) with quartz, amethyst, calcite, or agate banding inside. The geode goes into the cracking device, which could be a Pirate Wheel barrel, a tabletop ratchet, a large plier, or a hydraulic press, and a chain tightens until it splits along its natural seam. Cracking is usually included in the price of the geode. More about how it works and common questions.
Listing is free and takes about three minutes. Get your shop on the map. Watch popular geode cracking videos from listed shops, or post a strange one on the Geode ID board.