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    Posted 11 years ago

    tom61375
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    This is moldavite an olive-green or dull greenish vitreous substance that was formed by a meteor that crashed to the earth 15 million years ago. The meteor entered the earth's atmosphere with such force that it melted before impact. The result was a scattering of moldavites across a small area in the Czech Republic. Moldavite is quite rare, certainly rarer than diamonds because it is nearly extinct. The earth does not produce moldavite, unlike the diamond. In 1986, it was estimated that only one ton of moldavite had ever been collected. Moldavite derived from the town of Moldauthein in Bohemia (the Czech Republic), from where the first pieces came from. But to me, this is piece more than I will ever need! =^)

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    1. pops52 pops52, 11 years ago
      Pretty neat Tom!
    2. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you & Thank you pops52! =)
    3. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you vetraio50! =)
    4. ATTWOOD ATTWOOD, 11 years ago
      I have a tiny piece of moldavite set in silver.I wear it as a necklace and on my bracelet.I am attracted to moldavite.
      Yours is certainly the largest I have seen
      Cheers Rose
    5. vanskyock24 vanskyock24, 11 years ago
      nice sample tom
    6. Dan121156 Dan121156, 11 years ago
      Cool...
    7. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you & Thank you ATTWOOD! =)
    8. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you & Thank you vanskyock24! =)
    9. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you & Thank you Dan121156! =)
    10. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you AmberRose! =)
    11. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Merci beaucoup DrFluffy! =)
    12. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you SEAN68! =)
    13. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you nutsabotas6! =)
    14. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you geo26e! =)
    15. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you kerry10456! =)
    16. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Printsid! =)
    17. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Aimers! =^)
    18. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you & Thank you LeahGoodwin! =)
    19. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Ted_Straub! =)
    20. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Manikin! =)
    21. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you petey! =)
    22. racer4four racer4four, 11 years ago
      Tres cool!
    23. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you & Thank you racer4four! =)

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