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14K GOLD MOUNTED
91.79 CARAT MOLDAVITE PENDANT

GET THIS GOLD PENDANT
FOR YOUR MOLDAVITE LOVER

This is a magnificent pear-shaped faceted moldavite of enormous proportions!
34.6mm high x 31.8mm wide x 17.9mm deep,
with a weight of 91.79 carats--that's nearly 2/3 of an ounce!

I am a Graduate Gemologist, and have been in the jewelry business for over 20 years.
I have never before seen a faceted moldavite even approaching this size!
I found this piece at an estate sale, and,
at first, couldn't believe that it was actually a moldavite…
then I saw a few of the tell-tale characteristic "doughnut" shaped inclusions
(see the photograph--the inclusions are at 15X magnification)
along with other tiny, nondescript inclusions…
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Formed by a prehistoric meteoritic impact about 14.8 million years ago,
moldavite gemstones of this size and quality are extremely rare--
uniform rough of this size, quality and internal brilliance is close to non-existent.
This piece is nearly eye-clean--
only has the minor reflective speckles of the tiny inclusions previously described
(i.e., has the tiny inclusions, but no fractures or other blemishes).
Truly impressive in size,
I have photographed it alongside a quarter to give perspective.

My scanner just didn't do justice to this stone,
but did better than I could get from my digital camera--
the actual stone is a gorgeous olive green
(like the lighter green areas to the sides).
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The stone is set in a simple, but strong,
14 karat gold pendant mounting, weighing 3.48 grams,
which presents the stone nicely without detracting from its superb beauty.
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EstMoldavite   - Price: Sorry--Sold

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