Moldavite

ID	302
Mineral	Moldavite
Location	Zuid Bohemen - Czech Republic
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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ID	10860
Long ID	1:1:10860:9
Entry type	7
Description	A green natural glass originating from the impact of a meteorite in Bavaria 15 million years ago (present Ries crater, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%B6rdlinger_Ries#Ries_impact_crater). Found mainly in southern Bohemia and Moravia (both Czec...
About the name	Name first introduced by Zippe (1836) after the main occurrence at the Vltava River (Moldau River) in Southern Bohemia.

Price: € 25

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: 7 g

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