[Jewelry making - Article 00093] - Re: [Orchid] Tut's gem hints at space impact

[Wayne Emery]

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Hi Beth,

    The material with ablated surfaces is probably tektite material.
    Moldavite is properly reserved for the translucent to
    semi-transparent tektite material from the region around Moldau,
    Czechoslovakia. Kind of reverse-botryoidal, almost like a coarse
    sponge that has been parially melted. 

    There's plenty of natural tektite material, just that the clear
    green stuff is most often just ordinary glass. 

Wayne
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