Unboxing Moldavite – from Rough to Fancy Cut! Gemologists React!
Unboxing Moldavite – from Rough to Fancy Cut! Gemologists React!
Today, Justin Prim is transforming a raw piece of Moldavite into a mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind gemstone! JTV Co-Founder, Bill Kouns has broken out his personal reserve of this mysterious green stone and given it to Justin to work his magic. Watch every step as he creates his own unique gem vision. Learn what makes moldavite unique and what challenges lie in the faceting. Plus, see our gemologists reactions!
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An interesting follow up would be how Moldavite can be used as a gemstone, that is a creative setting that will protect it. It’s soft, friable, and generally unsuited for use as a gemstone since it is only glass, albeit a very special glass. As a ring? Difficult. Pendant? More promising. Maybe a dangle from a nasal septum nose ring? Now that would be something else! Would fit the current market perfectly.
cutting this gem… is a love hate thing for me… on one side, its such a rare and amazing mineral, that only has a limited amount on earth, it should be kept in specimen form only and use that way in jewelry and stuff, it would be even cooler it all the pieces that were ever recovered could be scanned, then perhaps in 100 years they can recreate the shape of comet itself…… on the other side… its such a beatiful stone and has such amazing beauty when worked… perhaps the actual and true beauty of the stone comes out when worked…
moldavite value plz?
I have such raw stones, is there a buyer who communicates with me
❤ Mr. Bill episodes!! Thanks!
So neat to see the geometry behind the facets!
I love Bill so much ❤❤❤ And so good to see Rebecca again!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I would name that stone ‘earth star’
Lovely stone , a true eye catcher.
Beautiful! Moldavite is special
How much does this particular piece (shown in the video) cost ?
We’ve always loved our rough moldavite, but after seeing Justin’s creation, we’ve become big fans of the faceted variety! What do you prefer? Would you like us to feature more gem faceting on here? Let us know!
Is possible to burn a moldavite and make it liquid ?
Yes. Lachatelierite (sp?) I love it! Thanks for giving me a name for that, you learn something new every day
The reason for this stone was in my vision of ,meteorit broke into the atmosphere and fell near my presence, which made me search for it and found it, and that was really fun.
odd-sided stones are always a treat
Justin K Prim is amazing! He and his wife are the most amazing team! And that moldavite piece is awesome; to be cut and faceted into the gemstones logo was brilliant! It turned out amazing and came out of Justin’s imagination! It is definitely one of a kind!
Wow stupenda
Lucifer’s Tear . Legend has it the green gem on the Holy Grail is Moldavite.
Stunning stone indeed. And it has such a temperamental flow on the inside of it. It feels more alive as you look into it.
You two would have shit yourself if you could have seen my moldavite collection. If I only could have know how crazy ppl went for it I would have kept it all. My buddy has a gem shop and idk how put hooked up with a local farmer from over there who was living close to the area they first found it and we were getting it $3 a gram and I’m talking cases and cases of this stuff anywhere from little broken chunks to multiple pieces in the high 40 low 50 gram pieces
You should NOT cut and polish a Moldavite. It is a (one specific) meteorite impact glass, that’s what special about it. When you cut and polish it, it’s just glass.
bro you have a buggy on your noise.
That is gorgeous.
What a beautiful job.
I love math! I have a 3.33 ct Moldavite Trillion. I’m saving it for something special ❤
Absolutely beautiful,,!!!!!
Beautiful. Simply complexingly (I made this word up just for you) beautiful.
As someone who cannot draw a straight line, Emerald green with envy.
Moldavite is one of my favorites, ever since I watched the episode with Rebecca and Bill featuring Moldavite. This faceted version by Justin, just blew me away! What a wonderful addition to Bill’s collection. I hope he’ll bring it along to share in future videos. Justin has amazing talent and insight and Bill just makes my day. Thank you for sharing with us remote viewers.
Amazing result! Well done. I want to see more!
Justin is so talented, I’ve become a fan
Wow!!!
Those swirling inside features are amazing!
Wow Justin, amazing!
Thank you Bill! Thank you Justin! Moldavite is one of my favourite gemstones. Showing the transition from rough to faceted was truly educational , for me!