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Tobi
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 Posted: Apr 04, 2012 03:38 Post subject: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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I spent some days in Rhineland-Palatinate and finished them with a trip to the Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum (German Gemstone Museum) in the famous mining and jewelry city of Idar-Oberstein yesterday. Here are some pictures i took in the museum. Of course my focus was on natural rough minerals and not on faceted stuff. I'm sorry that some of the specimens have no locality info, they were not provided with each piece because the museum's focus is on gems and some of this world-class specimens were "only" there to demonstrate how the gems look when they come from mines.
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Large slice of agate
Brazil
Appr. 60 cm |
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Calcite
Fischbachtal, an area near Idar-Oberstein
Appr. 15 cm |
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Old table where agate was polished in the past
Used in Idar-Oberstein
Width appr. 1 m
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 03:44 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Demantoide
South Tyrol
Appr. 20-25 cm |
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Grossular
Mali
Size of a handball |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 03:48 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Some aquamarines that nearly made me lose my mind:
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Large aquamarine cluster
Pakistan
Appr. 20-25 cm |
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Aquamarine on feldspar matrix
Pakistan
10 cm (the crystal, not the specimen!) |
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Mindblowing gem quality aquamarine
Brazil
Appr. 12 cm
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 03:52 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Large rubellite tourmaline
Madagascar
Height appr. 12-15 cm |
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| The rubellite from above together with cut stones |
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Topaz
Katlang, Pakistan
Crystal appr. 4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 03:56 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Morganite
Brazil
Appr. 40 cm |
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Morganite (or bi-coloured beryl)
Brazil
Appr. 15-18 cm in diameter |
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Quartz
Brazil
Height appr. 20 cm
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 04:01 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Amethyst
Namibia
Appr. 20 cm |
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Amethyst
Amatitlan, Mexico
Height appr. 15-18 cm
(I was speechless for a moment after i caught a glimpse of this stunner glowing in the light) |
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Spinel
Luc Yen, Vietnam
Height appr. 18-20 cm
(I don't like those spinels, but i think it is a remarkable specimen for this locality) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 04:06 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Red tourmaline on matrix
Don't remember from where, i guess it was Madagascar
Appr. 20-25 cm |
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Citrine (natural, not treated)
Brazil
Height appr. 20-25 cm |
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Ouro Preto topaz on matrix
Ouro Preto, Brazil
Appr. 10-12 cm
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 04:09 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Green tourmaline on matrix
Don't know from where, sorry (Brazil or Madagascar)
Crystal appr. 6-8 cm |
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Tourmaline on feldspar matrix
Brazil
Appr. 10 cm |
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Rhodochrosite
South Africa
Each specimen appr. 4 cm
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Riccardo Modanesi
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| Posted: Apr 04, 2012 07:39 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Hi Tobias!
I can confirm what you wrote here: it is a very beautiful museum for gemstones! I think you know there are two museums dedicated to this kind of stones, one is located in the quarter of Idar and another one in the quarter Oberstein. I think these pictures come from the Idar one. You should know I studied gemology in the German Gemological Association in this town and therefore I know it very well.
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.
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Hi! I'm a collector of minerals since 1973 and a gemmologist. On Summer I always visit mines and quarries all over Europe looking for minerals! Ok, there is time to tell you much much more! Greetings from Italy by Riccardo. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 05, 2012 03:29 Post subject: Re: German Gemstone Museum Idar-Oberstein |
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Hi Riccardo,
Yes, there are two museums in Idar-Oberstein: The "Museum Idar-Oberstein" and the "Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum", which is shown in this thread. We didn't visit both museums because we had not much time (it was the way home from a journey to the Hunsrück area of Rhineland-Palatinate) and i had my girlfriend with me who is not that much into minerals, so visiting another museum would have been too much for her ;-)
Idar-Oberstein is really a paradise for mineral collectors. You have two museums, dozens of mineral stores and even some gem mines in the mountains around the city. Very nice location!
Tobi
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