Moldavite

Green tektite moldavite from Vrabce! Amazing drop shape, gem green - no damage moldavite. Simply perfect XL sized gem in excellent proportions and typical „Vrabce“ fancy and unusual surface sculputring.

Moldavites are green, brownish-green or brown natural glasses (Mohs scale 5.5 - 6.6), in all probability formed by a meteorite (perhaps 1.5 km in diameter) impact in southern Germany (Ries Impact). The Ries impact happened in Bavaria, the southern part of Germany, approximately 15 million years ago. The Ries meteorite had an incredible speed of about 72,000 km per hour, and produced an unbelievable energy eruption similar to the simultaneous explosion of some 100,000 a-bombs of the Hiroshima type. The crater was about 500 m deep.

Country Czech republic
Locality Vrabce
Dimensions 5,0x2,5x1,9 cm
Weight 20.7g