Splash-Form Moldavite, 1.65g | Chlum, Czech Republic aurora mine charcas MexicoStunning splash form Moldavite specimen, translucent luminous moss green with excellent elongated drop 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
The dense host rock turned out to be a very hard
Indicolite Tourmaline crystal specimen
Clear blue cap Aquamarine crystal specimen with gemmy clarity
helping to dissolve fear and encourage expressive
Very few crystals were saved
This specimen has a flattened tabular crystal structure with lots of texture
Collecting Trinitite at the site remains strictly prohibited
On top of the "rose petals" is a second generation of fine rose quartz druzy crystals with sparkling glassy luster
with radiant color
discovered in 2018 in the Western Sahara
who would buy up all of the crystals for cutting and faceting into gemstones
the crystals stop growing and the pattern freezes