moldaviten.
/ˈmɒldəvʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɑldəˌvaɪt/ Geology.
The substance, resembling obsidian, of which tektites from the strewn field of Bohemia and Moravia in the Czech Republic are composed. Also: a tektite from this strewn field.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite > tektite > specific tektite
moldavite1896
australite1909
billitonite1909
rizalite1928
javaite1938
indochinite1940
malaysianite1940
philippinite1951
javanite1957
1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals 179 Moldawite, an obs. syn. of obsidian.
1909 H. B. C. Sollas & W. J. Sollas tr. E. Suess Face of Earth IV. v. xv The acid felspar rocks of the earth are represented among the meteorites..by the once completely molten tektites (Moldavite, Australite, Billitonite).
1915 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 26 281 The moldavites occur here and there, but never in any manner indicative of their origin.
1935 Times 28 Jan. 15/4 ‘Tektites’ from Bohemia and Moravia have for more than 150 years been cut as gem stones under the names ‘obsidian’, ‘water chrysolite’ and ‘moldavite’.
1940 F. F. Grout Kemp's Handbk. Rocks (ed. 6) 286 Moldauite = moldavite, glass pebbles.
1948 R. M. Pearl Pop. Gemol. v. 231 Moldavite from Bohemia and Moldavia is the best known and has long furnished transparent green gems sold as ‘bottle stone’.
1964 New Scientist 16 Jan. 160/2 The moldavites from Bohemia and Moravia, about 14·8 million years old (Miocene).
1990 EastWest Dec. 63/2 (advt.) Moldavite is the single most powerful stone now known by those who use stones for inner evolvement.
1995 Sky & Telescope May 43 (advt.) The kit [sc. a collection of tektites] includes an australite (found in Australia), an indochinite (Indochina), and a moldavite (Czech Republic); [and] individual certificates of authenticity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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