ML270 Moldavite

Code: ML270

天然玻璃Name Moldavite  
化學公式 SiO2(+Al2O3)  Chemical Formula SiO2(+Al2O3)  
莫氏硬度 5.5-7  Mohs scale of Hardness 5.5-7  
顏色範圍從黃綠色到綠色到棕綠色,並且其條紋為白色。它的光澤是玻璃的。它沒有分裂。    Description The colours range from yellowish green, to green, to greenish brown, and its streak is white. Its luster is vitreous. It has no cleavage.    
小挑戰 它是如何形成的?天然玻璃是由大約1500萬年前發生在德國南部的隕石撞擊形成的。    Challenge How was it formed? Moldavite was formed by a meteorite impact probably in southern Germany that occurred about 15 million years ago.    

Reference

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavite
  2. https://geology.com/gemstones/moldavite/

By 4A Chow Pui Ching 06 on 18/4/2021