TEKTITES
Specimen tek-34
$ 48.00Dims: 1.4 x 0.8 x 0.6" (3.6 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm)
Wt: 12.7 g
Moldau River valley, Czech Republic
This thumbnail specimen consists of an almost teardrop-shaped piece of Moldavite. It is in good condition, showing a few small patches of the conchoidal fracture and bright vitreous luster that denotes damage. Most of it, however, has a dull, waxy luster and shows odd pitting and almost parallel striations. Some of these pits extend rather deeply into the piece. One surface, at the "top" of the teardrop, is quite smooth with respect to the rest of the surface area, though it is also naturally-occurring. Like almost all Moldavite, it has a forest-green color and is transparent and likely very clear. As usual, there is no host rock present.