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9.06 grams. Most probably from Nesměň, Czechoslovakia.   Impactite

Matthias writes:
I must confess - without being a specialist on this field - that I have never before seen a twisted, spinning Moldavite. Spinning Guang Dongs, yes, but extremely rare. LDG, no. Moldavite, no. Not until now, not until this one. This piece was just in metamorphosis, during flight, to become a dumbbell. A sudden interruption stopped this evolution. So we see a somehow half-dumbbell, elegantly twisted, crowned by a prominent bubble central top.
 


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Anne Black
 11/17/2017 4:42:47 PM
Thank you Matthias, very pretty.
Matthias
 11/17/2017 2:36:21 PM
Thank you, Gentlemen. The Halley comet, Daniel - yes, now I see it, too. A spinning wanderer.
Daniel Da Costa
 11/17/2017 9:41:44 AM
Beautiful moldavite, I see the halley comet :)
Jansen Lyons
 11/17/2017 9:21:47 AM
Very intricate shaping, I like it! Thanks for the share, Cheers!
Mendy Ouzillou
 11/17/2017 6:07:39 AM
Matthias, thank you for sharing this special moldavite with us. Nice to see a tektite appear on the MPOD!
 

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