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A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony
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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2019 12:55    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Hello Tobi, From what I can see on Mindat, it looks like "St. Michaelis Mine" is actually a number of different shafts and adits?
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2019 04:01    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Jesse Fisher wrote:
Hello Tobi, From what I can see on Mindat, it looks like "St. Michaelis Mine" is actually a number of different shafts and adits?
As far as I know it was an aggregation of several mines and adits, yes. In German it has the the name "Fundgrube" instead of "Grube" which means that is once was a whole mining claim and not a single mine.
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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2019 11:16    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Thank you for the translation. I saw that word, but it is often hard to find English translations of German compound nouns. I look up the parts and get "Find Mine." This makes sense! I now have a new word as well as a new specimen.
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PostPosted: Oct 14, 2019 14:12    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Another nice fluorite twin from Beihilfe. Very much like Weardale twins, but not strongly fluorescent.


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 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: 7x5x4 cm overall size.
 Description:
 Viewed:  16784 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 14, 2019 16:07    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

In reviewing Am Mizunaka's posting from January 16 2014 (before my time), I believe the "unidentified reddish mineral" is almost certainly sphalerite. Bob
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Fluorite, galena, quartz, and unidentified reddish mineral.
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PostPosted: Oct 15, 2019 03:52    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

What a GREAT Beihilfe specimen, Jesse, I really like that one!

Bob Harman wrote:
In reviewing Am Mizunaka's posting from January 16 2014 (before my time), I believe the "unidentified reddish mineral" is almost certainly sphalerite. Bob
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Fluorite, galena, quartz, and unidentified reddish mineral.
I looked in the posting from January 16 2014 and I agree with Bob, the reddish crystals are most likely sphalerite, I added this information to the original post.

Thanks Bob!
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PostPosted: Dec 03, 2019 19:39    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Another new (for me) fluorite from the Erzgebirge, acquired at the recent Munich show.


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 Mineral: Fluorite with Barite
 Locality:
Bergmannisch Gluck Flacher vein, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: 12x7x6 cm overall size
 Description:
Bergmannisch Gluck Flacher vein.
 Viewed:  16403 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Dec 04, 2019 03:20    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Jesse Fisher wrote:
Another new (for me) fluorite from the Erzgebirge, acquired at the recent Munich show.
A wonderful fluorite, Jesse, very aesthetic!
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PostPosted: Mar 25, 2020 12:01    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Another Saxony fluorite.


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 Mineral: Fluorite with Barite
 Locality:
Inselt shaft, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: 10x8x5 cm overall size
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 Viewed:  15336 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jun 18, 2020 17:51    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Hello.

My small contribution.

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 Mineral: Proustite
 Locality:
Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: 20 x 10 mm
 Description:
At list fifty years in my collection.
 Viewed:  12016 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Crocoite
 Locality:
Callenberg, Zwickau, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: 16 x 11 cm
 Description:
Quite large specimen with crystals up to 15 mm.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2020 03:03    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Really Exceptional Crocoite!!! This is really one of the best classic Callenberg crocoites I've ever seen!

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PostPosted: Sep 08, 2021 13:51    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Something you won't see often (and I must confess, I have never seen it before) - a precious opal from Germany! I've heard that some were found, but never saw one until our fellow collector and FMF member Andreas Gerstenberg sent me this yesterday. He is not that active here anymore but he allowed me to share it:


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 Mineral: Opal (variety hydrophane)
 Locality:
Gröppendorf, Wermsdorf, Nordsachsen District, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: Specimen size 2,3 cm
 Description:
Collection and photo: Andreas Gerstenberg
 Viewed:  8926 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Mar 09, 2022 02:05    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  




FluoriteG.jpg
 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Zehntausend Ritter Mine, Kippenhain Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.7 cm
 Description:
 Viewed:  7766 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Feb 28, 2023 09:37    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Here's an in my opinion oustandingly beautiful whewellite from a quite famous Saxon locality I was shown by Andreas Gerstenberg who allowed me to publish it:


WhewellitA.jpg
 Mineral: Whewellite
 Locality:
Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: Specimen size 5,5 cm, crystal 2,5 cm
 Description:
Collection and photo: Andreas Gerstenberg
 Viewed:  5444 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jun 06, 2023 02:51    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

I want to add this galena, a classic piece from one of the most famous localities in the Freiberg area:


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 Mineral: Galena, Fluorite
 Locality:
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: Specimen size 18 x 14 cm, largest galena crystals ~ 2 cm
 Description:
 Viewed:  4189 Time(s)

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freigale_fluo_455.jpg
 Mineral: Galena, Fluorite
 Locality:
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: FOV 7 cm
 Description:
Many of the galena crystal faces are covered with tiny fluorite cubes (up to 1 mm) of pale yellow colour.
 Viewed:  4196 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Oct 02, 2023 01:59    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Another opal (polished) from Saxony, courtesy of Andreas Gerstenberg:


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 Mineral: Opal
 Locality:
Klipphausen, Meissen, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: 8 cm
 Description:
Collection and photo: Andreas Gerstenberg
 Viewed:  2366 Time(s)

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