Hey to all,

Glad to see so many lovers of Moldavite! My name is Jacob and I've been working with Moldavite since 1998. I have a business in Europe and we specialize in making Artisan handmade Moldavite jewelry.

Since last year I've been digging the stones myself with a good friend after we bought a farm in the Czech Republic which has a Moldavite on about half the land!

Yes, please be careful for fake Moldavite. It seems more people are becoming aware of this. Ebay is filled with, by my estimate, about 80% fake stones "fabricated" no doubt in China.

The original post is incorrect when it states Moldavia as one of the places where Moldavite is found. That's a country in the former Soviet block. The river where the Moldavite is found close to is called the Vlatava river in Czech, and Moldau in German which is where it gets the name. All of the nice green colored stones come from southern Bohemia, not to far from Austria for the most part.

Yes, it is very rare and very special stone for healing, awakening and transformation. It certainly has changed my life greatly! If you want to know more or check out some of our authentic, ethically mined Moldavites and jewelry look us up at
www.arkadiancollection.com
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See us mine our latest piece of large Museum Grade Moldavite!

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I love this stone and it's been a privilage and passion of mine to work with it. Any questions that I can help answer, let me know!