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Chlum nad Malsi, SW of Locenice,
Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
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The specimens in this group were collected from one
of the best-known sites for Moldavites which exhibit the characteristic
attractive, rounded shapes. These shapes have been produced by the natural
geologic processes which have transported the specimens by stream action
from the original sites where they fell, and eventually located them in
deposits of sedimentary material. Some of the original surface features of
these bright bottle-green color Moldavites have been rounded and smoothed by
stream action, and further sculptured by acidic ground waters over the
period of approximately 14.7 million years -- the current, scientifically
accepted, calculated age of Moldavites. All examples are quite translucent
and gemmy when held up to a light source, as shown in the accompanying
photographs. This occurrence is documented in “Tektites”, edited by V. & M.
Barnes, P. 256, 257, 258-259, 261, 262-263 (1973). If you do not have the
book “Tektites” in your reference library, please ask and Xerox copies of
the 7 pages of information on Moldavites recovered from this locality will
be sent with your order for any specimen from this group. Pricing is @ +/-
$7.00 per gram. Order item numbers MO-100 through MO-117.
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