Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Moldavite occurrence
- Týn nad Vltavou
- České Budějovice District
- South Bohemian Region
- Czech Republic
41recorded occurrences
Synonyms
- Bouteillenstein
- False Chrysolite
- Glass meteorite
- Moldavit
- Moldavita
- Moldawit
- Pseudochrysolite
- Water Chrysolite
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- —[https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2015-gemnews-moldavites-natural-fake]
- —www.vltaviny.cz (n.d.) https://www.vltaviny.cz/en/fake-moldavites/?currency=EUR (on fake moldavites)
- 1889John, C. v. (1889): Ueber den Moldavit oder Bouteillenstein von Radomilic in Böhmen. Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 39, 473-476 (in German). [https://opac.geologie.ac.at/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=images&value=JB0393_473_A.pdf]
- 1971Gentner, W. (1971) Cogenesis of the Ries crater and moldavites and the origin of tektites. Meteoritics: 6: 274-275.
- 1974Zook, T. F. (1974) A Moldavite Some Typical Inclusions and Theories. The Journal of Gemmology, 14 (2). 60-68 doi:10.15506/jog.1974.14.2.60DOI: 10.15506/jog.1974.14.2.60
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Moldavite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/moldavite-10860},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}