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Olmiite on Calcite
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Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
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Linarite
Linarite
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Moldavite

Moldavite

sold
Locality
Chlum, Moldau River valley, Czech Republic
Dimensions
4.5 x 3.2 x 1.7 m
Size class
Miniature
SID
MOLDAVITE5

This is a fine example of Moldavite. It weighs 18.6 grams. It is damage free, has great color and texture. It's overall shape is quite pleasing, much like a 'flame.'

Moldavite is a green tektite. A tektite is an impact glass, created due to the impact of a meteorite with the earth's crust. It is believed that the meteorite that created the Ries Kessel (a massive 15 mile diameter crater), 120 miles away in Germany "splashed," hot material into the atmosphere that cooled as it fell back to Earth. This impact material, landed across a relatively small (10 to 15 square mile) area in the current Czech Republic. This impact event is dated around 15 million years ago. Moldavite miners must dig holes to access this old layer in which the Moldavite is found. Moldavite is typically quite small, with the largest pieces generally available, weighing between 30 to 50 grams (up to 6-7 cm long). Moldavite is valued for its size (larger pieces are much rarer), condition (lack of damage), an attractive green color, and how textured, or "spikey," the surface is. 

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