Square step-cut helenite with dark rough moldavite.
Details
- Rough: moldavite, Czech Republic (dark nugget)
- Cut: helenite, square step cut, Mount St. Helens, Washington
- Disclosure: helenite is a man-made glass made from genuine volcanic ash
- Presentation: Black glass-top gem box, 2" x 2" x 0.5"
- Quantity: 1. Exact set pictured
History & facts
The rough piece is moldavite, a tektite formed about 14.8 million years ago by a meteorite impact in the Czech Republic. The cut piece is helenite, a man-made glass fused from volcanic ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, at about 2,700°F. Its green color comes from iron and trace chromium and copper in the ash. Hardness 5.5 Mohs. Also called Mount St. Helens obsidian and Gaia stone.
Metaphysical properties (Judy Hall on moldavite; tradition on helenite)
- Moldavite: rapid transformation, high vibration, use grounded
- Helenite (Gaia Stone): heart chakra, earth connection, rebirth and renewal
- Chakras: heart, third eye, crown
