Internet buzzing with discovery of heart-shaped geodes in Uruguay

Love at first sight?

Contributed photo/Marcos Lorenzelli (Uruguay Minerals)

These hearts were definitely not broken.

On the contrary, they were firmly whole and rooted in rock.

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Literally.

Miners in Uruguay recently made a once-in-a-lifetime type of discovery when they uncovered a set of identical geodes shaped in a heart.

A geode is a rock that contains a hollow cavity lined with crystals.

The heart-shaped geodes feature a white outline of crystals, surrounding a purple middle.

Contributed photo/Marcos Lorenzelli (Uruguay Minerals)

The discovery was made by miners from Uruguay Minerals, who were working to open a mine on the border of Uruguay and Brazil, according to My Modern Met.

The geodes came totally by surprise.

ā€œWe were opening the mine to work normally,ā€ Marcos Lorenzelli of Uruguay Minerals told My Modern Met. ā€œBut the land was difficult to work (with) and our employees said, ā€˜We have to find something really nice due to the hard work we are doing.ā€™ā€

ā€œSomething niceā€ was an understatement, as the crew showed a lot of heart to uncover a rare find many in the world are already loving.


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