Moldavite Teardrops!!!!

Some of the very best from the Czech Republic

There's an interesting story lurking here! Most of these are "splatforms"---that is, they were still soft enough to flatten (or "splat") when they landed. In this instance, we know their source, the Nordlinger-Ries Crater in Southern Germany. These specimens traveled at least 200 miles ( 322 km) before landing. The interest in this bit of trivia is that we still don't know where the impact for the Australasian strewn field was located. We do know that "splatted" morphologies are common in southern China, Vietnam, and Thailand. By the time that the glassy bombs reached the Philippines they were mostly too solidified to deform on impact. Splatform moldavites give us a point of reference: from specimens like those presented below, we know that tektites retained significant plasticity for a least a few hundred miles from ground zero!

February 14, 2007: I've just added a bunch of new teardrops! Probably the biggest selection offered anywhere!!!


Specimens are listed by weight, from biggest to smallest.


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17.9 gms; 67.5mm long X23.7 mm wide X 17.3 mm thick

Slavce, Czech Republic

(Click on image for larger view. Close resulting window to return here.)		 New December 15, 2005. Just arrived.The best teardrop I have ever seen. Deeply and sharply ornamented. I thought at first it might be a Besednice. I also thought that I shouldn't sell it. This is just amazing, and at nearly 18 grams, it's quite large. $325 Sold
14.3 gms; 59.8 mm long X 22.1 mm wide

locality uncertain, probably Chlum		 New, June 15, 2005! Gorgeous golf-club teardrop. Better than anything below--- $125 Sold
26.7 gms A monster. The nose is formed by two flat facets. $200Sold
16.0gms $150Sold
14.2gms $140
13.5gms $135
13.2gms $130
13.1gms $130
13.0gms $85
12.7gms $130
12.4gms $130
11.9gms $100
11.2gms $110
11.0 gms (a) $110. Not splatted, circular cross-section. New 2007
11.0gms (b) $110
10.0gms $125. Superb ornamentationSold
9.9gms $85
9.2gms $90
9.1gms $130. Exceptional perfect tear. Gently curved in side-view.Sold
9.0gms $110. Round end-view, not splatted. High degree of symmetry.
8.9a gms $95. Splatted, curved side-view. Nice symmetry
8.9b gms $85. Highly splatted, tongue-like. Great ornamentation.
8.8gms $90. Very perfect, highly symmetrical teardrop, very little splatting. Some deep U-grooves
8.6gms $70
8.1gms $85. Thin, beautiful symmetry.
7.8gms $80. A classic.
7.6 gms $60. Glossy and symmetrical with some deep pits. New 2007
7.5gms $65
7.1gms $70. Deep ornamentationSold
6.9gms $65.
6.6gms $70. Very nice skin.
6.5 gms $75. Thin plate with amazing symmetry. Jewelry piece! New 2007
6.5gms $60. Tending towards the prized "poison green" coloration.
6.4gms $65. Conical breached bubble in tail.
5.7 gms $45. Curved in side profile. New 2007
5.5gms $45. Extremely splatted. Looks like it was bitten by a shark---
5.4 gms $45. Quite thin, nice color and form. New 2007
5.3gms $50. Great symmetry
4.9agms $65. A drop-dead gorgeous gem! Sold
4.9bgms $50. A long, slender tear, more elongate than the picture suggests.Sold
4.8gms $40. circular, unsplatted end view. Very symmetricalSold
4.7gms $115. BESEDNICE!!!! Classic ornamentation, rare form for the locality. fine piece.
4.2a gms $55. Probably Besednice, but not sold to me as such, so here's a bargain!
4.2b gms $35. Fairly thick bulbous dropSold
4.1gms $40. Symmetrical, thin pendant
3.3gms $40. Beautiful spiny skin!
3.1gms $30. Sweet little splatted drop
2.8gms $25. Nice jewelry piece, perfect for an end-cap.Sold
2.6gms $30. Another possible Besednice, but not so identified.. Another fine pendant piece.
2.5a gms $35. Really, really beautiful, slightly curved in side-view. Sold
2.5b gms $25. Bulbous drop. Broken surface on small end, perfect for an end-cap pendant piece.Sold
2.5 gms (c) $25. Very pleasing long-stemmed bulbous drop.Sold
2.2a gms $20. thin curved fingernail!
2.2b gms $20. Nice symmetrical dropSOLD
2.2 gms (c) $28.sold Thin plat, great symmetry, gorgeous serrated edges. Nice!New 2007
1.8a gms $18. Perfect little teardrop, slightly curved.
1.8b gms $18. Another perfect, but slightly more bulbous teardrop.Sold
1.5 gms $20. One of the prettiest little teardrops ever! Excellent form. New 2007 On hold 2/24/07
1.4 gms $15. Nicely ornamented.Sold
1.1gms $15. Great ear-ring match for 0.9 below. Will be sold only as a set.
0.9gms $15. See 1.1 above.
0.8gms $10. Very sweet little splatted tear!Sold

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