Top Quality Czech Moldavite with 14 ct for collection or making Jewelry
Moldavite is a natural glass of unique green-bottle color. This unique tektite originating only from the Czech Republic especially from the South Bohemia, where this gemstone, near to Týn nad Vltavou, as the first one discovered Prince Kinsky.
There is a stone with the surface of a unique and distinctive structure in the third picture, characterizing Moldavites from Besednice, popularly called as Hedgehogs and therefore collectors call this locality as a hedgehog factory.
Moldavites formation and origin
The formation of Moldavites caused a colossal meteorite that hit the territory of today's Germany 15 million years ago. The meteorite landed between Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Munich and the crater that created is currently called Ries. People may ask how the meteorite in Germany is related to the formation of Moldavites in Czechia? The giant meteorite hit the German territory at an acute angle and was so hot during the flight through the atmosphere that as it fell, drops of molten rock and parts of the meteorite spilled on the territory of today's Southern Czechia and partly the southwest Moravia. Naturshop.cz inclines to this theory, although there exist maybe three theories that explain the formation of Moldavites, which many of scientists still dispute.
The reason why we believe in theory about large meteorite formatting these gemstones was that Moldavites contain a rare substance called Lechatelierite, which is impossible to find anywhere on our planet. Lechatelierite is a natural quartz glass that can get to yellow color, green or brown and forms an integral part of moldavites, according to ability how to recognize the authenticity of these different precious stones. Another exciting thing is that moldavites almost do not contain water, in comparison to other volcanic glasses, such as obsidian, which contains water.
