Moldavite || Besednice, Czechia || Rockhounding
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2023
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Come with me to the mine in Czechia, where I dig moldavite. I'll show you the museum at the end. I hardly explained any of the formation processes, but there is a lot of information at the museum and it is well worth attending. The dig site is a lot of work, and after digging so much in USA, I must say... its just like any fee dig site there. Operates the exact same. However its plenty of fun to go dig your own tektites and well worth it to find your own Besednice Moldavite.
Moldavite Mine
Vehicle Access: Any
GPS: 48°47'40.4"N 14°33'02.2"E
Google Coordinates: 48.794495, 14.550466
Moldavite Museum
Vehicle Access: Any
GPS: 48°48'40.5"N 14°18'52.2"E
Google Coordinates: 48.811231, 14.314496 - Навчання та стиль
Enjoyed the video, brings back memories. I was there in Besenice about 15-20 years ago when I was living in the Czech Rep. Back then there was only one mine that supposedly had a licence to excavate moldavite, or "vltavín" in that area. I went there and the owner was really cool, I got a nice tour of how the operation worked. I remember the ladies in a hut through which a lot of washed material from excavators went along a conveyer belt and they were sifting through it looking for the moldavite pieces. I told him my hobby was gold panning and he asked me to sample some dirt for him which I did.There was a very small flake of gold which made him happy. He then brought out a big bag of moldavite pieces from a safe and said, "choose one". I sifted though these amazing pieces and one attracted me more than the rest so that's what I selected. To me it's a beautiful piece, like the wedge segment of a lemon in shape sort of. I still have it sitting a few feet away, one of my favourite possessions. The cool part was when I was leaving as one of the workers who was friendly called to me and then threw me an even bigger, more round and darker moldavite specimen. He held his finger to his lips indicating I should not tell anyone. I still have that, somewhere. I also picked up a few small pieces from the mine's tailings which again I have somewhere. The landscape of some of the surrounding fields and forests was like some sort of war zone with deep craters everywhere from the illegal digging. I didn't try any of that, not because it was illegal but because I knew it was looking for a needle in a haystack. Anyway, it was a great time and it is nice to see people having some legal place to dig for these tektites.
That's a fantastic story, thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed the education! Thanks to your awesome detailed explanations, I was able to find a nice chunk of grade A and B+ jade
im glad i was able to help :)
I am sorry about the moldavite. I meant to say muskovite. I was reading about moldivate that day. At least you were able to correct the mistake for me. Thanks 😊
That was a great educational video. Your videos are always worth watching. I have been hunting meteorites for 30 years and was surprised to learn something new. Thanks!
Glad you learned something :)
That's awesome!! I haven't seen too many videos of the actual moldavite mines, its super cool to see where they are coming from!! I bet the farmers in the nearby fields find some pretty crazy moldavites after ploughing!! Great vid and thanks for sharing!!🙂
Thanks, it was a fun experience
Just bought a Hagstone from Adam's storefront in Vancouver, BC. I was enamoured by his impressive showroom and knowledgeable staff members. Caught a quick glimpse of the guy but he was busy in his workroom. Always a pleasure watching these videos and supporting Rubble Rock and Gem anywhere I can!
Thank you, I appreciate the support
Cool
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Nice little video!!
I bought a couple pieces from your shop today
Keep searching :)
Awesome! Thank you!
Cool video!!
Thanks!
Hi there, I am interested how much the entry is to the site? Have you been to any other of the mines too?
This is rad my dude.
thank you
Is moldavite mining still happening? since the price of moldavite got up in recent years. Has the moldavite gold rush ended.
it is still happening. The cops have been cracking down on the illegal mining, which has reduced supply.
the moldavite gold rush is over.
Can we find moldavite here in Canada?
no. moldavite is a tektite, so it formed during the meteorites impact. there are various sites on earth that have been hit by meteorites, forming the impact glass. but moldavite is specific to the moldova river area. canada has no known tektites.
Do you get to keep it?
I was allowed 5 grams. anything over 5grams I had to pay additional for
Do you have any for sale?
yes, hundreds of pieces.
rubblerockandgem.com/a/search?type=product&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&options%5Bunavailable_products%5D=last&q=moldavite
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Why the questioning face?
i think the mine is fake :) they are just moving the earth from one half of it to another again and again :D
what makes you think that?
@@RubbleRockAndGem coz the real mines look different, but all you do there is real :)
br0; send me a Moldavite plz plz plz
you can purchase them from our website, we have hundreds of pieces in stock rubblerockandgem.com
@frutkis