Description
Raw moldavite specimen, 0.53g, treated as a specimen rather than as stock.
What that means here
A specimen has a record. This one is reference C6, weighed at 0.53g, from the Chlum sand mine in South Bohemia, part of a lot of eighteen pieces totalling 9.92g, all uncut and all undamaged. It was photographed on its own before it went anywhere near a listing, and the piece in the images is the piece that arrives.
That is a different thing from buying a gram of moldavite. It means the stone stays identifiable after it leaves here, which matters if you keep records of what is in your collection, and it means the price is arithmetic rather than a judgement. Every piece in this batch is charged at the same flat rate per gram, so the only thing separating a nine pound piece from a twenty six pound piece is how much moldavite is in it.
For anyone building a tektite or impact glass group, moldavite is usually the first entry and often the only one that is green. It sits alongside the darker Australasian material, the North American bediasites and the Ivory Coast tektites, all formed the same way from different ground.
This piece
Undamaged, with no broken or chipped faces. Not cut, tumbled or polished. Natural glass thrown out by a meteorite impact in what is now Bavaria around fifteen million years ago.
The colour is a warm olive green, deeper and more moss toned than most of this batch, with darker patches through the body and a good deal of light coming through when it is turned to a window. It is glassier than most raw moldavite looks, with bright glints where the light catches the pitting. The form is a short flared column, narrow at the base and widening to a splayed crown, with a step cut into one shoulder that gives it a wedge shaped profile from the side.
Care
Moldavite is 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale, softer than quartz, and it chips rather than scratches. Store it away from harder stones, ideally in a lined box or a specimen tray rather than loose. A rinse is harmless. Never use an ultrasonic cleaner. Cleanse with sound, breath or moonlight.
Traditional correspondences
Held in older practice as a marker for change already under way. Short sittings, and put it down for a stretch if it feels like too much.
The display base
A piece this size is difficult to show without something to stand it in. This one comes with the clear hexagonal base in the photographs, which holds it upright on a shelf or an altar rather than leaving it to sit flat where the surface cannot be seen. The base is included in the price. The stated weight is the moldavite alone.
What you receive
The moldavite piece shown in the photographs, reference C6, 0.53g, together with the clear hexagonal display base shown in the photographs. Nothing else is included. Wrapped and posted from Shropshire by Royal Mail Tracked.
See the rest of the raw moldavite in stock, or browse the raw and rough specimens.
Mineralogy and locality data for moldavite is held on Mindat.
Correspondences are traditional and are offered as part of a practice, not as a substitute for medical or professional advice.
