Large Moldavite | Chlum, Czech Republic, 22g, Old Collection Namibia minerals but at 4 x 3mm

but at 4 x 3mm it's large for a Popigai diamond

The feature that makes this piece so fascinating is the color and quartz growth is perfectly split 50/50 down the center of the Danburite crystals

Since many Popigai impact diamonds don’t fluoresce

three other types of octahedrites are apparent

Large Moldavite | Chlum, Czech Republic, 22g, Old Collection Namibia minerals but at 4 x 3mmLarge natural Moldavite from Chlum nad Mal, Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic. This gorgeous investment Moldavite is translucent olive green with a splash drop formation, deep grooved texture and an interesting 9mm "crater" surface feature. Large Moldavite specimens are a rare find. This Moldavite is from an old collection, the piece was first acquired by a Tucson mineral dealer from a Czech Moldavite dealer in the early 2000s at the Tucson Gem Shows.