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Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

author:The merchant girl Nezha

Recently watched the movie "Space Exploration Editorial Department", the scene with a heroic treasure hunt narrative impressed me deeply: Sun Yitong stood at the mouth of the cave, wearing a pot on his head, holding a bone that would grow, and the "stone ball" in the lion's mouth, a lightning bolt slashed down, he disappeared from Tang Zhijun's sight, and the barrage lit up unanimously: "It turns out that Sun Yitong is an alien!" ”

And a point in the movie that has been popularized by eight hundred science is relatively credible: the ball in the lion's mouth is a meteorite!

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

In my childhood impression, I always thought that meteorites came from outer space, but in fact, they may not. For example, the "Czech meteorite" has a confusing life. Not only that, but it is also a member of the gemstone family. In the years when it was said to be divine, it had the effect of healing the soul and increasing wealth because of its strong magnetic field.

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

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The Czech meteorite (Moldavites), also known as the Mordau meteorite, was discovered in 1787 on the Modawi River in the Czech Republic, and it was formed about 15 million years ago.

One theory is that a huge meteorite hit the Earth's surface at that time, and the quartz meteorite cooled rapidly after falling into the atmosphere and burning, forming the Czech meteorite.

Another theory is that objects other than Earth hit the Earth, causing the surface rock to melt and cool, and the cooled rock is the original prototype of Czech meteorites. From this perspective, it may be more accurate to say that Czech meteorites are "fossils".

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

If you have not seen a Czech meteorite, you will not refuse its green glass bottle-like color and jelly-like texture at first sight, which is the biggest feature of Czech meteorites. In addition, Czech meteorites have natural patterns on the surface, which can be directly inlaid into various ornaments without deliberate carving.

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

Czech meteorites have also been described as natural glass with a color ranging from dark yellow to gray-green. Many gem counterfeiters take advantage of this property to use glass as Czech meteorites. There is a joke in the industry: the meteorite works treasured in the museum, only to find that two of the three were glass after testing it with high-end instruments many years later. One can imagine how high the probability of Czech meteorites being fake is real.

Fortunately, the identification of faceted Czech meteorites is simple. In addition to their flowing texture and rich bubbles (which are almost always more abundant than in artificial glass), Czech meteorites, in high temperature conditions, see a "quartz line" that is easily visible with a magnifying glass due to the low refractive index of Czech meteorites. This is the most effective way to distinguish a real Czech meteorite from a fake.

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

Czech meteorites of about 20 grams reach the entry level, and like gemstones, the larger the grammage and volume, the more valuable they are. The largest Czech meteorite is said to be around two hundred grams, and its low yield has resulted in Czech meteorite prices being higher than most meteorites of the same period.

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

I was fortunate enough to see a jewelry design of a Czech meteorite, which weighs about 50 grams and is tender yellow-green, and is designed in the shape of a Chinese bonsai, which is very interesting.

It's just that such a big piece, placed in a pile of exquisite jewelry, is more like a work of art, not suitable for wearing, and difficult to find, so that it is left in the cabinet for two or three years.

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

Special and rare gemstones, and even special and rare works of art, they are actually like people, and they need the pull of fate to find their master.

If you are interested in Czech meteorites, you can search for more information, or go to jewelry fairs, stone fairs, maybe there is a chance to encounter, of course, there is the best way: to its origin in the Czech Republic.

Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!
Czech meteorites (Moldavites)丨Real "glass jewelry", worth millions!

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