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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Location: Chemnitz
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 Posted: Aug 24, 2010 07:27 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Label of a hematite from the Wildemann Erbstolln in der Mockritzbach mine near Munzig, Meissen, Saxony. True local collector´s stuff;-) Maybe some translation can be of help:
"Bunt angelaufener gemeiner Eisenglanz von Wildemann zu Munzig in Sachsen" [Tarnished genuine Eisenglanz from Wildemann (mine) near Munzig in Saxony] |
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| And, of course, the hematite in person: tabular crystals up to 4 mm. |
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| 1 mm uranospinite plate on hematite from the Hartkoppe quarry, Sailauf, Spessart mtns., Hesse. |
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| A superb specimen for local collectors: very old antimonite ore in quartz from the Alte Hoffnung Gottes mine, Kleinvoigtsberg, Saxony (9 cm wide). |
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| Grey platy stibiopearceite crystal (now you call this mineral polybasite-tac...) on baryte vug from the Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest. The crystal measures 15 x 12 mm. |
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| Little blue azurite crystals (1 mm each) from the Theodor im Rammelsberg mine, Muldenhütten, Freiberg, Erzgebirge. Again a local rarity! |
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| Massive tetraedrite with chalkopyrite. Rich ore sample (12 x 10 cm) from Hohe Birke mine, Freiberg, Erzgebirge. |
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| Massive bornite, a rather rare mineral from Kamsdorf, Thuringia. Picture width: 11 cm. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Nov 22, 2010 06:55 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Hi all,
After a long, long while here some new pics.
Greets
Andreas
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| Andradite from Sparnberg near Hohefels, Thuringia. The red crystal measures 1,5 cm. |
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| Rich azurite crystals with minor fluorite and malachite. A nice cabinet (8,5 cm in width) from the Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest |
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| Crednerite (black crusts) with rich azurite covering on sandstone from the Rathsfeld copper mine, Kyffhäuser mtns., Thuringia. Picture width: 10 cm. |
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| Native platinum is quite rare in Germany. The picture shows a 1,8 mm nugget from Kolbersbach, Drachselsried, Bavaria. |
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| Galena cubes (up to 4 cm) from the Wohlfahrt mine, Rescheid, Eifel mtns., Westphalia. |
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| Galena-cuboctahedrons from the Vergnügte Anweisung mine, Freiberg, Erzgebirge. Sample width: 7 cm. |
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| Harmotom crystals (5-9 mm) in a calcite vugg from Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. Old material from Salomon-Calvi collection/Berlin. |
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| Dark blue hauyne crystal (8 mm) from Niedermendig, Eifel mtns. Ex Vogel collection (1940). |
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| Fluorite octahedrons (in a variety called "Stinkspat" or antozonite) from the Johannes shaft, Wölsendorf, Bavaria. Very rare. Sample width: 5,5 cm. |
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| Same specimen, different view. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2010 08:23 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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| Anglesite crystal (1 cm) on limonite matrix from Friedrich mine, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate. Ex Salomon-Calvi collection. |
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| Old hematite specimen from Tilkerode, Harz mtns. (famous for selenide minerals). 52 mm in width. |
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| Good pyrite crystal (15 mm) in marble from Holenbrunn near Wunsiedel, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2010 09:43 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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| Galenite xls (up to 2 cm) on dolomite from Siegen, Siegerland, Westphalia. Former F.J. Kessler collection via Senckenberg Museum/Frankfurt. |
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| 25 cm Agate from St. Egidien near Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony. |
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| Silver wires in quartz vugg from Neue Hoffnung Gottes mine, Bräunsdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony. Although this mine was a silver mine, native silver quite scarsely occured. Picture width: 4 mm. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 27, 2011 10:11 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Schubidu... it´s time for some new updates, I presume. Here you go:
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| Brownish bodenite, a Mg-bearing variety of allanite-(Y) in oligoclase from Boden limestone quarry, Marienberg, Saxony. 1 cm crystal. With 1926 label. |
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| Enstatite var. bronzite from the classic locality Peterlesstein near Kupferberg, Bavaria. Sample width: 55 mm. With Bergakademie Freiberg label. The latest collection addition;-) |
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| Calcite on siderite from Kamsdorf, Thuringia. Ex Kessler collection. Sample width: 8 cm. |
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| 5 cm chalcedony aggregate from Helmstedt, Lower Saxony. |
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| An 18th century find: chalkopyrite in ankerite from Freiberg, Saxony (probably from the Junge Hohe Birke mine). 12 cm sample with Naturaliensammlung Amberg label. |
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| Fluorite crystals on dolomite from Caaschwitz near Gera, Thuringia. The crystal aggregate measures 2 cm. |
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| 3,5 cm galena sample from Prophet Samuel mine (1780), Bleifeld district, Zellerfeld, Harz. |
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| Hollandite from Sieben Brüder mine, Langenberg, Saxony. With Krantz label (1880). |
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| Black ilmenite inclusions (labelled as "kibdelophane") in sanidinite from Laacher See volcano, Niedermendig, Eifel mtns., Rhineland-Palatinate. 6 cm sample. |
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| 4 cm copper "tree" from Käusersteimel mine, Kausen, Siegerland. This mine is also known for excellent cuprite crystals. I´ve loved this piece since I saw it first time! |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 27, 2011 10:15 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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| Copper alterated to malachite and cuprite xls. 6 cm aggregate from Mina mine, Marsberg, Sauerland, Westphalia. |
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| "Porcelaine jasper", a mixture of indialite, mullite and other minerals. Old sample (4 cm) from Planitz, Zwickau, Saxony. |
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| "Pseudoapatite", a pseudo of apatite after pyromorphite appearing as greyish crystals up to 4 mm on baryte matrix from the Churprinz Friedrich August mine, Großschirma, Freiberg district, Saxony. The more famous German locality for "pseudoapatites" is the Lorenz Gegentrum dump, Halsbrücke, Freiberg district, Saxony. With Bergakademie Freiberg label (1930). |
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| Retinite with lignite in a glass vial (8 cm) from Hartau near Zittau, Saxony. With Bergakademie Freiberg label (1930). |
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| Sphaerosiderite on basalt rock from the famous location Steinheim near Hanau, Hesse. 6,5 cm sample with James R. Gregory label (1870). |
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| Brown sphaleite xls up to 1,5 cm with pyrite from the Graf Moltke coal mine, Gladbeck, Westphalia. |
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| Turquoise from Chrieschwitz, Plauen, Voigtland, Saxony. 8 cm sample having been found during construction works in 1977. |
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| Yellowish variscite from the Messbach quarry, Plauen, Voigtland, Saxony. 5,5 cm sample from the type locality with old labels. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2011 09:28 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Here are some new German minerals of my collection...
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| Smoky quartz crystal from Windorf, Bavaria. The crystal is 12 x 5 cm. |
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| 3,5 cm kutnahorite aggregate from Kaiser Wilhelm shaft, Bülten-Adenstedt, Lower Saxony. In my opinion one of the world´s best kutnahorite locations. |
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| 6,5 cm malachite sample from Bautenberg mine near Neunkirchen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate. |
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| Autunite crystals up to 5 mm from Schlossberg granite quarry, Flossenbürg, Bavaria. |
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| Deep yellow calcite (3 cm) with quartz from Remigiusberg, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate. |
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| Famous agate from Halsbach near Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony. 12 cm wide sample from a very old find with label dating by 1750-1780. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2011 09:31 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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And, of course, this one:
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| Fluorite from Perlschacht mine, Niederpöbel, Erzgebirge, Saxony. 6,5 cm sample width. |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2011 09:59 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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| Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | | Here are some new German minerals of my collection... |
Hi Andreas,
Could you please supply the size of your smoky quartz crystal from Windorf?
Thanks,
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2011 10:05 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Hi,
yes, of course. The crystal is 12 x 5 cm.
Regards
Andreas
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Darren
Joined: 09 Aug 2009
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Location: New Mexico
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2011 23:59 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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That is one amazing collection of classic and historic German minerals. I always enjoy your updates and posts - thank you!
Darren
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2011 08:25 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Hi,
thank you very much, Darren!
Regards
Andreas
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Montanpark
Joined: 06 Nov 2008
Posts: 241
Location: Mainz
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2011 17:18 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Hi Andreas,
great stuff again. Like to see the Kutnohorite at its new home ;-) .. you did a hell better photograph than i did before! Do you know the labels origin from the halsbach agate? ... i saw this handwriting before but i am not sure.
Cheers
Roger
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2011 07:17 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Thanks, Roger. The label´s origin is the so-called Naturaliensammlung der Lehrerbildungsanstalt Amberg/Bavaria.
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| Azurite crystal on grey calcite from a classic German azurite location - Thalitter, Hesse. Picture width: 5 mm. |
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| Tabular baryte crystal (4 x 3 cm) from Churprinz Friedrich August mine, Großschirma near Freiberg, Saxony. With Dittmersch collection label (1918). |
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| 2 cm baryte aggregate from Vertrau auf Gott shaft, Himmelsfürst mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg district, Saxony. |
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| Cuprite aggregate (2 mm) on baryte from Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest. |
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| Eisenkiesel quartz covered with hematite crystals, calcite, dolomite and siderite. Classic find (1920s) from Abraham shaft, Himmelfahrt mine, Freiberg, Saxony. Sample width: 7 cm. Although being "simple" gangue minerals good samples from Himmelfahrt mine (central Freiberg district) are as hard to find as good silver minerals from Freiberg. Especially in the case of district rarities as hematite xls. |
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| Dark blue, zoned fluorite crystals on quartz from 450 m level, Beihilfe mine, Halsbrücke, Saxony. Sample width: 8 cm. |
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| The above shown galena from Isaak Erbstolln, Halsbrücke, Freiberg district, Saxony after cleaning. Now the quartz matrix shows pale violet colour! The corroded crystal measures 2 x 1,5 cm. |
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| 6 cm galena crystal from Bleiwäsche near Brilon, Sauerland, Westphalia. Some 20 or 30 years ago this location gave galena cubes up to 20 cm! |
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| Such smoky quartz crystals are known from the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria. However, this 7,5 cm crystal is a real oldtimer from Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge, Saxony. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
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Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Mar 10, 2011 07:23 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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And again some more pics:
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| Almandine crystals up to 8 mm (some in calcite matrix). Old find from Dr. Linck marble mine, Auerbach, Hesse. |
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| Bergakademie Freiberg label. |
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| Kieserite in glass vial (10 cm) from Staßfurt, Saxony-Anhalt (type locality). Ex William S. Vaux collection. |
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| Loose pyromorphite crystals (2,5 and 4,5 cm) from Heilige Dreifaltigkeit mine, Zschopau, Saxony. |
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| 12 cm smoky quartz crystal from Bärenstein, Bad Harzburg, Harz mtns. |
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