Malý Chlum Moldavite Locality
Malý Chlum belongs to the South Bohemian moldavite district near Ločenice and Nesměň. The page treats it as its own provenance while keeping the relationship to the wider district clear and stated only once.
Regional Position
Near the western margin of the České Budějovice Basin, neighboring occurrences record a complex history of sediment preservation and erosion. Locality names in this district can be geographically close, so a specific attribution needs supporting find information.
Depositional History
The broader region preserves moldavites in secondary sandy and gravelly deposits. These sediments received glass produced by the Ries impact and were later modified by transport, burial and exposure.
Reworking can round an edge, expose an old fracture or move a specimen away from an earlier deposit. Present form therefore reflects both the original glass body and its later geological path.
Observed Specimen Range
Examples attributed to Malý Chlum may be compact, flattened, irregular or naturally fragmented. Sculpture can vary from shallow pitting to clearer grooves, but none of those features is exclusive to the locality.
Color generally falls within the olive- to bottle-green spectrum familiar from South Bohemia. Thickness and lighting must be considered before describing a stone as unusually dark or transparent.
Condition and Provenance
Reliable documentation separates old weathered surfaces from recent mechanical damage and keeps weight, measurements and photographs tied to one exact specimen. Where the narrower find site is uncertain, “Malý Chlum area” is more accurate than an unsupported precise claim.
Educational Value
As a reference locality, Malý Chlum helps explain why nearby deposits can yield different preservation states. Comparative collections are most useful when labels retain that geographic detail.
Site Care
Access depends on ownership and current land use. Collecting should occur only with permission and without damage to agricultural ground, excavations or protected features.