Moldavite
Moldavite is an olive - green or dull greenish vitreous substance formed by a meteorite impact. Others believe it is the only ‘extraterrestrial’ gemstone.
Moldavite
Moldavite is a transparent to translucent olive to bottle green variety of tektite, first found in 1787 at the Moldau River in Czechoslovakia.
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About 20 million years ago there was a meterorite shower in the Moldau Valley of Czechoslovakia. The result of this shower was moldavite, a rare crystal of a bottle-green, translucent hue.
MOLDAVITE
Overview: Moldavite is a naturally occurring glass, originally found along the Moldau River in Czechoslovakia in 1787. It is usually a dark olive green color but can also occur in muted yellows and browns.
Enhancements
Moldavite is not enhanced.
More information on gemstone enhancements.
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Moldavite
aka Bottle Stone, False Chrysolite
Moldavite is a gem-quality stone of extraterrestrial origin.
Moldavite
About 20 million years ago a meterorite shower fell in the Moldau Valley of Czechoslovakia. The result of this shower was Moldavite, a rare crystal of a bottle-green, translucent hue.
MOLDAVITE
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 the only known gem-quality stone of extraterrestrial origin. A member of the tektite family, it is believed to be the outer surface of meteorites that fused and melted during entry into our atmosphere.
moldavite
A rare, glassy, translucent, dark green gemstone that is made of a mineral that is similar to silica. It is rock material that was fused during the impact of a meteorite.
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Moldavite is a gemstone in the tektite group. It exhibits a bottle-green to brown-green color. On Mohs' scale of hardness, moldavite is 5.5. A natural glass, moldavite has a vitreous luster.
Tektite (Moldavite)
Chemical composition -- Primarily amorphous silica (glass).
Color -- Black, green, brown.
moldavite from Australia Colors: bottle green to brown green
Hardness: 5.5
Specific gravity: 2.32 - 2.38
Cleavage: none
Refractive index: 1.48 - 1.5
Comments: tektite formed from rock which has melted after being hit by a meteorite Autunite ...
Moldavite - also called Bouteille Stone, Water Chrysolite Is a tekite that is found in Czechoslovakia and was formed during meteoritic action which produced a "strew field" of this beautiful green stone.
Very delicate gems such as moldavite, amber, apatite, and others with hardnesses below 7 should never be worn in rings unless in an extremely protective setting.
Imitations - The green gemstones confused with this startling stone include green tourmaline and green sinhalite (both exhibit pleochroic phenomena strongly), moldavites and green garnets (have no double refraction), ...
Thus, moldavites, named after the Moldu river in the Czech Republic, are found in that country (as well as Austria and Germany), australites are from Australia, philippinites are from the Philippines and southern China, ...
MOLDAVITE Transformation, rapid spiritual evolution, chakra activation, protection
MOONSTONE Insight, sensitivity, dreams, the Goddess, self-discovery
MORGANITE Divine love and compassion ...
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