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Tobi
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 Posted: Oct 04, 2015 07:15 Post subject: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Today I visited the special exhibition about minerals from Hesse. Here are some impressions, I will start with some really superb botryoidal rhodochrosites.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 07:29 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Stunning gemmy (!) sphalerites from the quarries of Steinperf and Hartenrod:
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 07:58 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Colourful sinter specimens, extraordinary galenas and some other stuff:
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 08:19 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Wonderful large specimens from Trautvetter quarry ( https://www.mindat.org/loc-31805.html ) :
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| No, this is NOT from Mibladen ;-) |
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| Incredibly gemmy calcite crystal (18 cm) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 08:34 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Some more stuff, including some galena specimens from Gonderbach Mine which a certain galena crystal form (Gonderbacher Platte / Gonderbach plate) was named after:
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 08:36 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Great images, Tobi. Hope there are more to come. I liked the botryoidal Spherosiderite.
Regards,
Don
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 08:50 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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These are my final photos, including two really nice pyromorphite classics:
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 14:16 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Pete Richards
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 19:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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Great pictures, Tobi!
English speaking members will be interested to know that Doppelspat is Iceland spar, and perhaps generally any transparent colorless calcite; Schönit is picromerite, a hydrated potassium magnesium sulfate; and Eisenkiesel is a red quartz. At least that's what Mindat provides....
Tobi, do you agree with these translations?
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2015 23:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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| Pete Richards wrote: | | Great pictures, Tobi! English speaking members will be interested to know that Doppelspat is Iceland spar, and perhaps generally any transparent colorless calcite; Schönit is picromerite, a hydrated potassium magnesium sulfate; and Eisenkiesel is a red quartz. At least that's what Mindat provides.... Tobi, do you agree with these translations? |
I agree with all of them, Pete, thanks for your assistance! Nevertheless I think that the term "Eisenkiesel" is commonly known, even in the non German-speaking area, isn't it ( https://www.mindat.org/min-9250.html )?
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Pete Richards
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2015 09:31 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Pete Richards wrote: | | Great pictures, Tobi! English speaking members will be interested to know that Doppelspat is Iceland spar, and perhaps generally any transparent colorless calcite; Schönit is picromerite, a hydrated potassium magnesium sulfate; and Eisenkiesel is a red quartz. At least that's what Mindat provides.... Tobi, do you agree with these translations? |
I agree with all of them, Pete, thanks for your assistance! Nevertheless I think that the term "Eisenkiesel" is commonly known, even in the non German-speaking area, isn't it ( https://www.mindat.org/min-9250.html )?
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Well, I guess I don't know. I can only say that while it was a familiar sounding term, I did not know what its translation was.
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Reinhardt van Vuuren
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2015 09:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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| Wonderful specimens, and what fun trying to translate the mineral names, just a few that I can't figure out without googling is allphan, lizardit and schulenbergit.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2015 11:19 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical journey through Hesse |
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| Reinhardt van Vuuren wrote: | | Wonderful specimens, and what fun trying to translate the mineral names, just a few that I can't figure out without googling is allphan, lizardit and schulenbergit. |
I think translating German mineral names isn't that hard, often there's just an -e missing in the end (analcime/Analcim; pyromorphite/Pyromorphit; rhodochrosite/Rhodochrosit) or another letter is missing (quartz/Quarz). But some are more difficult, several letters are different (galena/Galenit; pectolite/Pektolith; marcasite/Markasit). And then there are some names that are really not easy because they are German words and not typical names ending on -it. Concerning this thread that would be Rauchquarz (= smoky quartz) and Bergkristall (= rock crystal) ... but they are rather easy to identify by the photos ;-) ... But you should read more carefully: Even in German it's "AllOphan", not "allphan" ;-)
It would have been much more difficult if the Museum would have used the old German mining terminology with names such as Bleiglanz, Kupferkies, Kalkspat, Grünbleierz, Gipsspat, Steinsalz, Schwerspat, Zinkblende, Manganspat/Himbeerspat, Schwefelkies/Eisenkies, Kupferlasur, Eisenspat/Brauneisenstein, Bitterspat or Kammkies ... well, ALL of them are on the photos up there, have fun translating them without Google ;-)
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