Gemstone Names · Entry

Moldavite

Named after a place

“stone of the Moldau”

Where it comes from

named after the Moldau, the German name of the Vltava River in Bohemia, near where it was first found

Fun Fact

Moldavite is a green glass formed by a meteorite impact roughly 15 million years ago, which makes it a tektite rather than a true crystal.

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