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In August 2011, while on display at the Crystal Caves, the geode was damaged when a
visitor broke off a section of crystals about the size of a tennis ball; the museum
reported the incident to police and said it was the first such damage since the geode
went on display.[1]
2. Add acquisition and transport detail.
Proposed addition:
According to the museum's founders René and Nelleke Boissevain, the geode arrived at
the Crystal Caves in November 2007. It was crated at the mine, shipped in a steel
container from Brazil to Brisbane, and transported about 1,600 km by road to the
Atherton Tablelands, where cranes were used to position it and a dedicated room was
built around it.[2] The museum has said it paid US$75,000 for the geode
and about US$25,000 to ship it.[2]
3. Add image.
I have uploaded a freely licensed image to Commons. Requested placement: infobox,
or top-right of the lead.
The Empress of Uruguay on display at The Crystal Caves, Atherton, Queensland.
