[meteorite-list] Fake Moldavites

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Mike wrote:

They were mostly set in wire as pendants, and when put side by side, you could clearly
see them as identical, made in a mold. I have found one of the same on ebay, at a very
high price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Czech-Moldavite-200-5-Carat-Green-Meteorite-Tektite_
W0QQitemZ200179801535QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3239QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You can clearly recognize this one is an artifact (a fake) because the greenish
color is way too "monotonous" and the grooves too "regular" !!!

Bernd