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Czech Moldavite Green Meteorite Tektite
Moldavites are around 14 million years old. The theory
is that a meteorite compacted with earth in a gigantic explosion
like atomic bombs going off and this fusion produced moldavite.
THE STONE IS CONSIDERED LUCKY TO ITS OWNER AND BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE,
so rumour states! Moldavite was found in Czechoslovakia, Europe.
Moldavite is a rare, glassy, translucent, dark green gemstone.
Moldavite is a silica-based tektite, a mineral formed when a meteorite
(a rock from space) struck the Earth's surface and melted and fused
the surrounding rock. Moldavite is only found in Bohemia (the Czech
Republic) in the Ries Crater in the Moldau River valley (which
it was named for). Moldavite was discovered in the late 1800's;
the meteorite from which it formed hit the Earth about 14.7 million
years ago. Moldavite has a Mohs hardness of 5.5-6.6. Inclusions
of gas bubbles and iron/nickel spherules are common. This natural
glass has been used for jewelry, religious articles, and decorative
objects since prehistoric times.
Moldavites are the rarest of gems, rarer even than diamonds, rubies or emeralds.
Since their origin is due to an impact event, further discovery
of new deposits seems very unlikely.
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41x13mm Czech Moldavite Green Meteorite Tektite Pendant (Gem size: 28x9x7mm) -- MT701
Price:
$29.95
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