Moldavite - green tektite

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Moldavite.
Stock Number:
f11

Description

Moldavite. 
Moldavites are considered the most beautiful of all tektites which are believed to have formed when large meteorites struck the earth with such force that rocks upon which they fell became molten. Liquid drops of this molten rock are though to have been splashed high into the atmosphere, during which time they cooled into tektites and later feel to earth. These moldavites, which formed about 15 million years ago, were the first recorded tektites discovered and are only found in parts of the former Czechoslovakia known as Moravia and Bohemia. Their translucent green colour gives them a gem-like quality and makes them highly prized by collectors.

 

Origin:

Near Jince (Bohemia) Czechoslovakia

Dimensions:

Length: 44 mm / Weight: 12.10 grams