Moldavite Close-up

[Starstruck8]

I recently bought this moldavite:

(L-R: in sun catching light, in sun not catching light, in shade.)

It's not wildly attractive - bottle green (it literally is glass) with lots of bubbles and flow lines. More a collector's stone than one for wearing.

But it has a great story. It's a tektite, formed when a meteorite impact melted the surrounding rock and threw globs of the melt into the air. The internal flow structures are fascinating when viewed close-up:


I love those twisty threads. And I'm amazed that natural processes could create them.

 

[Crimson]

It is fascinating! Thanks @Starstruck8 for sharing the inner world of this extra- terrestrial stone.

 

[marymm]

I have a Moldavite oval in my collection too - fascinating origin!

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Awesome. Cool pic.

@Maryam I have one too.

 

[Timor]

The close up is so cool!

 

[jewelryj]

That’s really neat.