Splash-Form Moldavite, 1.20g | Chlum, Czech Republic pyrite semi mine Size: 11 x 15 x

Size: 11 x 15 x 5mm

about 30 tons of meteorite fragments have been found

laboratory preparation was a demanding job

This specimen has a cubic crystal structure with subtle facets and lots of texture

where it was attached to the host rock

Splash-Form Moldavite, 1.20g | Chlum, Czech Republic pyrite semi mine Size: 11 x 15 xStunning splash form Moldavite specimen, translucent luminous moss green with excellent shape and pitted texture, collected in Chlum, Czech Republic. Moldavite is an ancient impact glass that formed 14. 5 million years ago, when a meteorite impacted Earth. The impact created a 15 mile wide crater, the Ries Crater in Germany and blasted this meteorite impact glass 200 400 kilometers away, into Czech Republic. Moldavites are a fragile natural glass and