About Me

The Italian Moldavite Expert

My name is Diego Cassini. I have been living in the Czech Republic, the land of moldavite, for years, and I have turned my passion into a mission: to help Italian enthusiasts recognize and purchase authentic moldavite, guaranteed and at a fair price.

01My Story

As an Italian, buying quality moldavite was not easy at all. Many years ago, when I was looking for my first moldavite, I visited every crystal shop in Padua and scoured websites throughout Italy. The result? Limited selection, average quality, and sky-high prices.

From that frustration — combined with an unyielding passion — Moldavite.it was born. But to do it really well, I made an important choice: move to the Czech Republic, just a stone's throw from where moldavite has emerged for almost 15 million years.

Here I built relationships with local prospectors and collectors, learned to read every shade of color and every texture of the surface, and began to personally select the best pieces. Handling moldavite, day after day, became my profession — and recognizing authentic pieces, an instinct.

Today, my mission is simple: to bring real, quality moldavite at a fair price to Italy and the rest of the world, accompanied by all the information needed to buy it without fear of making a mistake. No more poor catalogs and inflated prices: just authentic stones, chosen one by one.

Diego Cassini, Italian moldavite expert and founder of Moldavite.it
Diego Cassini, founder of Moldavite.it

02100% Guaranteed Authenticity

Every moldavite I sell is 100% guaranteed authentic, because it is individually inspected by me and my partners here in the Czech Republic. We only buy from the source or find moldavite in the field during our long walks in nature. Having handled thousands of moldavites, recognizing the real ones is now second nature to me.

Do you want to learn to distinguish them too? Read how to recognize authentic moldavite and how to identify real from fake.

Discovery of authentic moldavite in the field in the Czech Republic Moldavite found during a walk in the Bohemian areas Specimen of authentic Czech moldavite newly discovered

03Found, Not Mined

There's a principle I hold dear: we don't excavate. We look for moldavite by walking, on the surface, respecting the land and the law. Our moldavite comes only from legal sources or from surface finds during walks.

Unfortunately, some seek it differently: illegal excavations that devastate the forests and fields of Bohemia. The images below are an example — enormous damage to the environment, which we condemn unreservedly.

⚠️ Examples of illegal excavations. This is not how we operate: they destroy the landscape and deplete the few remaining deposits. Choosing moldavite from legal sources also means protecting this land.

Example of illegal moldavite excavation devastating the land Example of illegal excavation in the forests of Bohemia Environmental damage caused by illegal moldavite mining Holes left by an illegal moldavite excavation

04A Prospector, Even in My Free Time

When I'm not in the moldavite regions, my passion for prospecting doesn't stop. I search for gold in the rivers of Bohemia — like the Otava — sifting through sand; I hunt for artifacts with a metal detector; and I often travel to Latvia in search of amber, where my walks are not in fields but on the shores of the Baltic Sea.

It's the same spirit with which I approach moldavite: patience, a trained eye, and deep respect for nature.

Gold panned from the Otava River in the Czech Republic A day of searching in Czech nature Among the moldavite areas in Bohemia

05Why Trust Us

We are based in the Czech Republic but operate in Italy and worldwide, and we have already helped customers across Italy identify and purchase authentic moldavite. With Moldavite.it, you will get:

  • A carefully curated shopping experience and the support of someone who truly knows moldavite.
  • A wide selection of authentic and certified moldavite at accessible prices.
  • A guarantee of authenticity on every single piece, hand-inspected.

I hope you will love your next moldavite: having it is truly a blessing.

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