Czechia, Jihočeský kraj
Moldavite Strewn Field, Besednice
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Green moldavite tektite glass, including hedgehog-textured pieces, in Miocene sands and gravels of southern Bohemia.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Miocene impact (Ries crater)
The Bohemian strewn field is the classic moldavite source; commercial pits dominate.
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