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Tobi
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 Posted: Apr 07, 2011 10:42 Post subject: Balkan exhibition at the Marburg Mineralogical Museum |
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Hi all,
the Mineralogical Museum in my hometown has a special exhibit "Glänzender Balkan" (Lustrous Balkan) where many extraordinary specimens from countries like Romania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia are shown. Yesterday i took a walk through the exhibition and took some photos. I want to share those impressions with you, if you like it.
Cheers!
Tobi
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| An eyecatching 15 cm specimen of galena and quartz on dolomite from Trepca, Kosovo. |
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| A 20 cm specimen of selenite from Herja, Romania. |
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| A really stunning 10-12 cm crystal of Baryte on matrix from Baja Sprie, Romania. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2011 10:46 Post subject: Re: Balkan exhibition at the Marburg Mineralogical Museum |
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| 10 cm needle-like quartz specimen from Trepca, Kosovo. |
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| One more specimen from Trepca: Very interesting and beautiful dolomite crystals on matrix, specimen height ~ 15 cm. |
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| A 5 cm calcite on garnet (!) matrix from Ocna de Fier, Romania. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2011 10:51 Post subject: Re: Balkan exhibition at the Marburg Mineralogical Museum |
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| 6 cm rhodochrosite specimen from Sakaramb, Romania. |
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| Two amethyst crystals from Bulgaria, each one about 7-8 cm in height. |
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| The two amethysts from the picture above plus some other quartz specimens, all from the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2011 10:57 Post subject: Re: Balkan exhibition at the Marburg Mineralogical Museum |
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| A 12-15 cm specimen of pyromorphite from a locality i can't spell ... somewhere in the Rhodope Mountains, just look at the label ;-) |
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| A 40 cm monster of quartz asociated with chalcopyrite and dolomite from Baja Sprie, Romania. |
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| Two specimens of ruby (small one 4-5 cm, large one 7 cm) from Prilep, Macedonia. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2011 11:02 Post subject: Re: Balkan exhibition at the Marburg Mineralogical Museum |
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| 20 cm specimen of quartz with kutnahorite from Cavnic, Romania. |
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| So sorry for the fuzzy picture! A great 5 cm specimen of sphalerite var. honey blend, completely clear and reminiscent of amber. From Madan, Bulgaria. |
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| A 7 x 10 cm specimen of galena from Zletovo, Macedonia. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2011 15:23 Post subject: Re: Balkan exhibition at the Marburg Mineralogical Museum |
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| I just found out that my memory really underrated the size of the pyromorphite specimen from Bulgaria; it's also on mindat and the size is provided with 20 x 17 cm: https://www.mindat.org/photo-286675.html Sorry!
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