Moldavite's shapes and Locality

1. Fissures on the surface of a moldavite widened by chemical corrosion, Besednice (S Bohemia);
2. A moldavite enclosed in a concretion of ferruginous sandstone, Slávče near Trhové Sviny (S Bohemia);
3. A spirally curved moldavite from Chlum nad Malší (S Bohemia);
4. A deeply sculptured moldavite from Besednice (S Bohemia);
5. A pitted sculptured moldavite from the Koroseky gravels and sands, Vrábče sand-pit (S Bohemia);
6. An opened bubble in a moldavite, Záluží (S Bohemia);
7. A spontaneously “in situ” fractured moldavite under influence of internal stress. The fractured surface is also slightly corroded, Chlum nad Malší (S Bohemia);
8. A Muong Nong type moldavite from strewn-field sediments, Jankov (S Bohemia);
9. A dark brown Muong Nong type moldavite from Slávče near Trhové Sviny (S Bohemia);
10. Moldavites from Dřenice, Cheb Basin (W Bohemia);
11. A pebble-shaped moldavite with a typical sculpture of slightly widened fissures, Litobratřice (W Moravia);
12. Angular moldavites from strewn-field sediments, Slavice (W Moravia);
13. A moldavite with two types of sculpture (thin part – pitted, thick part – strong cuts), Slavice (W Moravia). All photos scale 1 : 1.

14. A drop-like moldavite from Slávče near Trhové Sviny (S Bohemia);
15. A dumb-bell moldavite from Slávče near Trhové Sviny (S Bohemia);
16. An ellipsoid-like moldavite from Chlum nad Malší (S Bohemia);
17. Typical moldavites from W Moravia (left – Třebíč-Terůvky, middle – Štěpánovice, right – Kožichovice). All photos scale 1 : 1.