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Central & East Europe, Jihočeský kraj
Besednice
Moldavite fields (look, don't dig)
Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: eyes-only: sculpted 'hedgehog' moldavites in museums, pitted landscape as a warning.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the world's premier moldavite ground, 15-million-year-old green impact glass from the Ries event strewn through South Bohemian gravels
Wikipedia documents the Besednicke vltaviny Nature Monument protecting the famous field, geology.com documents depletion from extensive digging
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable illegal pits up to several metres deep in the woods
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.