Are there any specific places in Florida I might be able to find geodes?

I know geodes can be found all over the world, but there are often specific places where it's easier to find them. Does anyone know if there are such "specific places" in Florida?

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1. Gift shops always work for me
2. Since Florida is entirely made of calcium carbonate, I would doubt that one could find geodes there "in the field." Geodes begin as bubbles in volcanic rock or as animal burrows, tree roots or mud balls in sedimentary rock. Over time, the outer shell of the spherical shape hardens, and water containing silica precipitation forms on the inside walls of the hollow cavity within the geode. The silica precipitation can contain any variety of dissolved minerals, the most common being quartz, but amethyst and calcite are also found. Over a period of thousands of years, layers of silica cool, forming crystals of different minerals within the cavity. Different types of silica cool at varying temperatures, thus creating layers of different types of mineral crystals. Each geode is unique in composition and can only be truly discovered when cracked open or cut with a rock saw. The size and formation of crystals and different shades of color within the crystals make each geode special. The rough exterior of the geode gives no indication of the secrets held within its core. The anticipation never fades for those who curiously collect buckets full of round geodes and eagerly expose the secrets of each individual sphere-shaped rock. The most prized contain rare amethyst crystals or black calcites. Where Can You Find Geodes? Geodes are found throughout the world, but the most concentrated areas are located in the deserts. Volcanic ash beds, or regions containing limestone, are common geode locations. There are many easily accessible geode collecting sites in the western United States, including California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. The state of Iowa is also has geodes, in fact, the geode is their state rock. The finest concentration of geode sites in Southern California is in Riverside and Imperial counties. The most famous of these sites is called the Hauser Geode Beds, which are located at Wiley Well in the northern region of Imperial Valley, CA. In the same area there is also the North Black Hills Geode Beds and the Cinnamon Geode Beds So I would think that the best place in Florida to find geodes would be in a "rock shop."
3. Other than shops, there aren't really any good geode locations in Florida. Geodes tend to form where minerals are deposited from aqueous solution into cavities in sedimentary or igneous rocks. Florida's geology, although mostly sedimentary, is also mostly recent carbonate limestones. Although limestone is a common matrix for geodes, conditions in Florida aren't right for the deposition of minerals in the cavities because most of the minerals in the groundwater are just more limestone. Better locations are in the mid-West where there are older limestones with more diverse rocks around them, producing more dissolved minerals in the groundwater. Sorry.