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moldavite - holy grail-stone
Initial theories postulated that moldavite was created when lightening struck sand-rich quartz. However, since this doesn't seem to have happened in other parts of the world with similar conditions, geologists remain skeptical.
Tektites are still poorly understood. Irregularly- and at times intricately-shaped nodules and blobs of a glassy substance, they have no crystal structure and so are similar to obsidian -- but are not associated with any volcanic processes. Their chemistry is unique and somewhat unexplained.
Tektite comes from the Greek tektos, meaning "molten."
Although tektites are found all over the world, moldavite is found only in the Moldau valley of the Czech Republic -- where they are dug out of the ground.
 the extraterrestrial stone
Especially prized for its clarity and mossy green color, moldavite is a kind of tektite thought to be the result of extraterrestrial, meteoric material of unknown origin; or the resulting "splash" from an intense meteor shower on earth that happened between fifteen and twenty million years ago.

moldavite
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The leading theory today is the "Meteorite Impact Theory" which postulates that many odd events occur during a meteor's impact because of the tremendous heat and pressure produced -- leading geologists to conjecture that tektites may be fused glass formed during the impact of a meteor with layers of rock on the Earth's surface.
What is known about tektites is that they occur in broad bands in specific localities in different parts of the world. These bands produce characteristically similar tektites and are sometimes loosely associated with meteorite craters or suspected craters. So the question remains: could these fields represent splash material from an impact?
Many believe so and this idea is gaining acceptance from many scientists who believe the odd and diverse chemistry of the tektites could be a result of unique meteorites hitting unique rock types with the combinations producing particular effects -- like moldavite.

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