moldavite

[mawl-duh-vahyt, mohl-]

noun

Mineralogy.

1. a green tektite found in Bohemia.

moldavite

/ ˈmɒldəˌvaɪt /

noun

1. a green tektite found in the Czech Republic, thought to be the product of an ancient meteorite impact in Germany

Word History and Origins

Origin of moldavite¹

1895–1900; < German Moldawit, after the Moldau River; -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of moldavite¹

C19: named after _Moldavia

Example Sentences

There’s a piece of moldavite in it, a piece of smoky quartz, a piece of tourmaline.

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After TikTok influencers espoused the beauty and purported powers of moldavite, an olive-green tektite, “we would get asked every single day,” said Cheryl Rey, Crystalarium’s curator and manager.

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The piece of moldavite that I have is the perfect encapsulation of the uniformitarianism-catastrophism compromise.

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My own piece of moldavite is decidedly green, thanks to a high concentration of the element nickel.

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The moldavite is unmistakably drop-shaped and slightly arched like a leaping dolphin.

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