moldavite

American  

[mawl-duh-vahyt, mohl-] / ˈmɔl dəˌvaɪt, moʊl- /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. a green tektite found in Bohemia.

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moldavite British  

/ ˈmɒldəˌvaɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of moldavite

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

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Scientific American

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

From Scientific American

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

From Scientific American