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Moldavite
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Besednice, Český Krumlov, South Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
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| Name: | Named after the main occurrence at the Moldau river in Southern Bohemia. | ||
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A variety of Tektite
A green natural glass, a variety of tektite.
Originated due to the impact of a meteorite in Bavaria 15 Mio years ago (present Ries crater, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B6rdlinger_Ries#Ries_impact_crater).
Found mainly in southern Bohemia and Moravia (both Czech Republic), minor occurrences are in Austria (Waldviertel) and Germany (Lausitz).
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A green natural glass, a variety of tektite.
Originated due to the impact of a meteorite in Bavaria 15 Mio years ago (present Ries crater, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B6rdlinger_Ries#Ries_impact_crater).
Found mainly in southern Bohemia and Moravia (both Czech Republic), minor occurrences are in Austria (Waldviertel) and Germany (Lausitz).
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Moldavite. Currently in public beta-test.
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||
References for Moldavite | ||||||
| Reference List: - + | Gentner, W. (1971): Cogenesis of the Ries crater and moldavites and the origin of tektites. Meteoritics 6, 274-275. Vladimir Bouska (1994): Moldavites, The Czech Tektites. Stylizace, Prague, 69 pp. (in English). Trnka, M. & Houzar, S. (2002): Moldavites: a review. Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey, 77, 283–302. [http://www.geology.cz/app/bulletin/fulltext/04trnkafinal.pdf] Baier, J. (2009): Zur Herkunft und Bedeutung der Ries-Auswurfprodukte für den Impakt-Mechanismus. Jber. Mitt. oberrhein. geol. Ver., N. F. 91, 9-29 (in German). http://www.e-moldavite.com/ | |||||
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