[meteorite-list] Moldavite question

Hi list, I saw a seller selling a Moldavite as a great channeling crystal. Aren't Moldavites a type of impactite glass, and thus lacking crystal structure (amorphous)? Also, I was checking in an old geology dictionary, and it mentions that Moldavites are a type of ozocerite (also spelled

[meteorite-list] Moldavite question

Mark Bowling escribe: I saw a seller selling a Moldavite as a "great channeling crystal". THAT's OK. Aren't Moldavites a type of impactite glass, YES, ACCORDING TO MANY SCIENTISTS' OPINIONS. and thus lacking crystal structure (amorphous)? BASICALLY CORRECT, THOUGH I'D BET STRESS RELATED

Re: [meteorite-list] Moldavite question Ozocerite

Yes as to the glass and amorphous nature of moldavites. The New Agers aren't concerned with technical accuracy. I have some ozocerite (aka Olefinite(?)) that the late Darryl Futrell gave me. I believe some early naturalist thought tektites reported that they were hardened wax or