What is Moldavite ?

Moldavite is an olive-green or dull greenish vitreous substance possibly formed by a meteorite impact. They are amorphous crystals, or natural glasses. It is one kind of tektite. With a hardness of 5.5 to 6. Unlike other tektites (small brownish or tar black glassy rocks, formed from meteoric impacts), Moldavite crystal is a deep green color. It was named by A. Dufrnoy for the town of Moldauthein  in Bohemia of the Czech Republic, where it occurs. . For a long time, it was generally believed to be a variety of obsidian, but its difficult fusibility and its chemical composition are rather against its volcanic origin. The current overwhelming consensus among Earth scientists is that moldavites were formed 15 million years ago during the impact of a giant meteorite in present-day . Splatters of rocks that were melted by the impact cooled while they were actually airborne and most fell in central Bohemia - traversed by Vltava river as such the glass can be found in the Czech Republic, Austria and GermanyIt is the only variety of tektite suitable for cutting and faceting as a gem, and crystal healing jewelry has been made out of it for literally thousands of years. It can be cut and polished, and forming the crystal into certain geometric shapes - such as pyramids, spheres and gems which are round, triangular, oval or emerald cut as been shown in my previous post. Do take a look at my collections of moldavites.