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Lot 1148

Collection of 64 Moldavites

27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
New York

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Collection of 64 Moldavites

Bohemia and Moravia
Tektites are silicated glass formations whose origin was long considered a mystery. It is now understood that tektites are formed when a meteorite impacts the earth, sending quantities of sand or soil into the atmosphere that melt to form the characteristic olive green, glassy material. Arguably the most beautiful of all tektites, moldavite is found in the Moldau River Valley in the Czech Republic and was formed nearly 15 million years ago by the impact that created the 14.5-mile diameter Nördlinger-Ries crater near Stuttgart. The present collection of sixty-four pieces was formed over a period of several decades and comes complete with a list of all the latitude and longitude coordinates of where each piece was found within Bohemia and Moravia. Longest measures 1.5 in. Total combined weight: 138.9 grams. (64)

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