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Thanks for the answers on the "African Moldavite". I was sure
confused because no book or websource indicated Africa for moldavite except
these sellers. So, I did some more looking and found this to
compare:
Moldavite-It occurs in black or green, and offers a refractive
index of 1.25-1.59. The hardness is a 5-6, and the specific gravity is
2.5. It is amorphous in nature, without a crystal structure. Can sometimes
be directly associated with meteorite
impact craters. Notable Occurrences include Moldavia region of Eastern Europe; Thailand and southeast Asia; Australia and Georgia, USA. Olivine-hardness 6.5-7, sp gr 3.27-3.37
African Moldavite-This is a Bright Rich Green Colored
material. Running about 99% +/-parcel clean with most pieces Glassy Eye Clean or
near to it. Sizes from 10cts to 40cts+/-. Simply stunning when cut, This
material OUT SELLS TANZANITE 4 to 1, You could say it is Tanzania's no1 selling
Glass,,,, This cuts Beautiful Bright Stones and it comes from a VERY REMOTE
JUNGLE LOCATION AND IS MINED FROM A RIVER.
The material is GLASSY EYE CLEAN as the locals who bring it to us have already trimmed it with a grinder into roundish ball shapes to remove any rubbish particles. Some of the current material is very large and contains Bubbles and foldings unlike we have seen before. From our EXTENSIVE Enquiries, WE BELIEVE IT TO BE GENUINE
NATURAL VOLCANIC GLASS. However we have recieved reports that it may be manmade,
One report said that because it contains chromium it MUST be Man made as natural
glass doesnt contain chromium, We say the majority of gemstones and minerals in
Tanzania contain Chromimum, that is why they have such great colors!.
All we can say is that, there is 'NO INDUSTRY' where this comes from and only jungle tracks to it's location. It may be possible that it is VERY Ancient Glass. (note here that there isn't a "real" chemical analysis given but they can almost quote reports, and this discription is found on two websites on the web (a briefed version on one website where the website owner claims it as his #1 ebay seller ) So, its a very misleading name, and may be deliberatly
misleading to supply the metaphysical sector with a stone they desire in
ever greater quantities
Thanks again folks, I was pretty sure I was dealing with a
name ripoff but wanted to verify with others.
Mark
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