Moldavite Necklace

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About the Item

Moldavite is a very rare and expensive gem from the Czech Republic. Moldavite (Czech: Vltavín) is a forest green, olive green, or blue-greenish vitreous silica projectile rock formed by a meteorite impact in southern Germany (Nördlinger Ries Crater) that occurred about 15 million years ago. Moldavite was introduced to the scientific public for the first time in 1786 as "chrysolites" from Týn nad Vltavou in a lecture by Josef Mayer of Prague University, read at a meeting of the Bohemian Scientific Society (Mayer 1788). Zippe (1836) first used the term "Moldavite", derived from the Moldau (Vltava) river in Bohemia (the Czech Republic), from where the first described pieces came. In 1900, F. E. Suess attributed the material to a cosmic origin and regarded moldavites as a special type of meteorite for which he proposed the name of tektite. Because of their difficult fusibility, extremely low water content, and chemical composition, the current consensus among earth scientists is that moldavites were formed about 14.7 million years ago during the impact of a giant meteorite in the present-day Nördlinger Ries crater. Splatters of material that was melted by the impact cooled while they were airborne and most fell in Bohemia. Currently, moldavites have been found in an area that includes southern Bohemia, western Moravia, the Cheb Basin (northwest Bohemia), Lusatia (Germany), and Waldviertel (Austria). The necklace is 22.5 inches long (57 cm) and weighs 147 grams (5.2 oz). The moldavite beads various are 15 -14 mm in diameter, and the gold spacer beads are 3mm in diameter and test as 14K gold. The necklace is fastened with a rare vintage gold plate clasp. The moldavite beads are those that are pure, uniform, transparent, dark green, forest moss color, saturated, but not bright, and they're sumptuous in how they look and feel. The color is authentic and natural. No thermal or other mechanical treatments were used. The price of the moldavite stone is growing, as mineral reserves are initially small. Every year it is becoming more and more challenging to buy moldavite - which largely determines the progressive growth of the value of the stone. As a long-term investment object, Moldavite is very attractive. This is the perfect gift for yourself or someone special.

Creator:
Noblesse Oblige Studio
Metal:
14k Gold
Weight:
147 g
Dimensions:
Diameter: 0.5 in (12.7 mm)Length: 22.5 in (571.5 mm)
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2020
Condition:
Seller Location:
Chesterland, OH
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2526214678812