Moldavite meteorite tektite Crystal specimen A++ GRADE!

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Hi t, I am selling this Ridiculously Amazing Moldavite Specimen. This is one of the RAREST materials on earth, more rare than diamonds!!!! This piece is TOTALLY TRANSPARENT and very clean. IT IS LITERALLY PERFECT!!!!!! This type of Feathery Moldavite is getting harder and harder to find, and luckily, I was able to get my hand on this piece. This would make an AMAZING addition to any collector of ANY type, but especially of meteorites and stones! Don't let this one pass you by.Anyway, I am offering them , now, for you. Times are tough and I am trying to raise some money, hopefully these will find a great home out t, and make someone thrilled. This specimen weighs 3.00 carats which is about 0.60 grams, and is 21 mm long by 12 mm wide by 3 mm tall. It is really really beautiful, and it what a great present or just to buy for yourself. You could own a meteorite impact related mineral!!!!! How cool is that????? If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. Have fun bidding, and know that I will ship this out the same day as the payment clears. Thanks so much for visiting my auction and have a great day:>)Below is some information from Wikipedia about moldavite: Moldavite is an olive-green or dull greenish vitreous substance formed by a meteorite impact. It is one kind of tektite . It was named by A. Dufrnoy from Moldauthein in Bohemia , w it occurs. It is sometimes cut and polished as an ornamental stone under the name of pseudo- chrysolite . Its bottle-green glass color led to its being commonly called Boute-illenstein, and at one time it was regarded as an artificial product, but this view is opposed to the fact that no remains of glassworks are found in the neighborhood of its occurrence; moreover, pieces of the substance are widely distributed in Tertiary and early Pleistocene deposits in Bohemia and Moravia . 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. Dr. F. E. Suess pointed out that the nodules or small masses of moldavite presented curious pittings and wrinkles on the surface, which could not be due to the action of water, but resembled the characteristic markings on many meteorites . Boldly attributing the material to a cosmic origin, he regarded moldavite as a special type of meteorite for which he proposed the name of tektite . To this type are also referred the so-called obsidian bombs and buttons from Australia and Tasmania , known sometimes as australites, and called by R. H. Walcott obsidianites. Similar bodies have been found in Malaysia and have been termed billitonite, from the isle of Belitung w they occur in tin -bearing gravels . Usually they are flat, rounded or ellipsoidal bodies, sometimes surrounded by an equatorial girdle or rim, and often with a brilliant black superficial luster , as though varnished . Moldavite has been reported also from Scania , Sweden . The total amount of Moldavite scattered around the world is estimated at 275 tons. T are now only four moldavite mines that are in full operation in the Czech Republic. It is predicted that in less than ten years from now commercial Moldavite mining will come to an end. After this time, t will be virtually no appreciable amount of gem-grade Moldavite left in the ground. T are typically two grades of moldavite: high quality, often referred to as museum grade, and regular grade. Museum and regular grade moldavite can be told apart by the way they look--the regular grade pieces are usually darker and more saturated in their green colour, and the surface is seen as closely spaced pitting or weathering. This type sometimes appears to have been broken apart from a larger chunk. The museum grade has a distinct fern-like pattern and is much more translucent than the regular grade. T is usually a fairly big difference in the price between the two. The museum grade "flower bursts" are much more prized by the connoisseur. High-qualit... read more

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