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Tobi
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 Posted: Jan 16, 2014 06:51 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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This Land in the southwest of Germany includes the Black Forest, Germany’s largest and highest mountain area apart from the Alps that has been an important mining region since the middle-ages. The Black Forest is also the region of Germany with the greatest diversity of minerals, a good example is the famous Grube Clara (Clara Mine) where more than 400 different minerals occur, both very rare species and high quality specimens of common minerals like fluorite and Baryte.
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Mimetite
Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
11 x 8 cm
Collection & Photo: Tobias Martin |
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vhairap
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2014 07:07 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Nice specimens indeed Tobi! I liked them. Eager to see more pics.
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2014 07:17 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Let me add some Black Forest specimens...
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Pyromorphite
Hofsgrund, Schauinsland, Freiburg, Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
7 x 4 cm |
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Descloizite
Hofsgrund, Schauinsland, Freiburg, Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, German
6 x 4,5 cm
In fact the best German descloizite that i´ve ever seen. Collected around 1870. |
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Fluorite
Hesselbach mine, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9,5 x 8 cm
Largest cube: 8 cm. |
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Baryte, sphalerite, quartz
Roggenbach vein, Schauinsland, Freiburg, Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, German
11,5 x 9,5 cm |
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Silver
Sophia mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6,3 x 4 cm |
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Azurite
Neubulach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
8 x 6 cm |
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Mimetite
Michael mine, Weiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Largest crystal: 1 x 0,15 cm |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2014 15:10 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Fluorite with Baryte and galena, Munstertal
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Fluorite with Baryte and Galena
Munstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
11x9x5 cm overall size |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2014 02:23 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Andreas has yet posted a fluorite from Grube Hesselbach, here's another specimen from that mine:
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Fluorite
Hesselbach mine, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9,5 x 6,5 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2014 13:04 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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From a great German classic Mine, the Clara Mine.
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Pyromorphite
Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Wolfach, Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Specimen size: 7.6 × 4.8 × 4.4 cm
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm
Mined in 1998
Specimen & Photo: Reference Specimens |
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Pyromorphite
Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Wolfach, Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.4 cm
Mined in 1998
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2014 05:30 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Very nice, Jordi!
Here's a combination of three minerals from a mine that is rather unknown compared to Clara Mine:
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Fluorite, baryte (white), dolomite (brown)
Tannenboden Mine, Wieden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9,5 x 7 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2014 10:50 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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When Tannenboden is rather unknown compared to Clara mine, let me show some specimens from localities rather unkown compared to Tannenboden;-)
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Calcite
Frischglück mine, St. Roman, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
8,8 x 6 cm |
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Prehnite
Vulkan quarry, Urenkopf, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6,5 x 4 cm |
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Allophane
Germsbach, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
7 x 4,5 cm
About 1850 Germsbach was a well-known German locality for Allophane. Today... |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2014 10:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Here's a combination of three minerals from a mine that is rather unknown compared to Clara Mine: |
| Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | | When Tannenboden is rather unknown compared to Clara mine, let me show some specimens from localities rather unkown compared to Tannenboden;-) |
To all the others out there: Please note that Andreas owns a mineral specimen from nearly EVERY single place in Germany. Even an "ordinary" German collector like me doesn't know 50 % of the localities. But that's what makes Andreas so useful for our virtual trip through Germany: He even shows minerals from places that you've never heard of, even when you collect German minerals ;-)
Tobi
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2014 07:30 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Well, i think, my collection doesn´t include even 10 % of the published German localities. The Urenkopf quarry is a well-known place for Black Forest collectors. It was one of the first discovered German locales for thaumasite and produced good pectolite and prehnite samples too.
The Frischglück mine is, of course, not one of the most important ones in the Wittichen district. Most of the St. Roman mines were iron mines, these calcites are, in my opinion, the only minerals worth mentioning, apart from some decent hematite samples.
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prcantos
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2014 16:45 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Some minerals in a limburgite specimen from the Limberg Quarries.
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Augite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4'5 x 3 cm. |
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Augite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
FOV 3'5 cm.
Idiomorphic augite crystals in the same rock. |
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Augite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
FOV 3'5 cm.
More augite crystals. |
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Phillipsite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
175X
Phillipsite showing radiating habit covers the surface of the cavities. |
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Phillipsite
Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
175X
Some phillipsite "flowers". |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 30, 2014 10:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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More stuff from Baden-Wuerttemberg:
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Pyromorphite
Schauinsland Pb-Zn mining district, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6,5 cm |
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Fluorite, hematite
Ilse Mine, Kaltbrunn, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
7,5 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2014 04:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Fine! I have some new Schapbach specimens to show:
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Fluorite
Friedrich-Christian mine, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9 x 7 cm |
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Calcite, quartz
Strassburg adit, Friedrich-Christian mine, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
10 x 7 cm |
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Malachite
Herrensegen mine, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2,5 cm crystal aggregate |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 27, 2014 07:30 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Zoned baryte from Clara Mine:
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Baryte
Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Specimen size 6 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2014 08:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Old sample from the type locality of dyscrasite:
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Arsenic
Wenzel mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4,3 x 2,2 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 16, 2015 12:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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A classic among minerals from Baden-Württemberg:
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 6 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2015 11:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Another fluorite ... rather large ;-)
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Tannenboden Mine, Wieden (Schwarzwald), Lörrach, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Size approx. 30 cm |
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| Collection: Mineral Museum Oberwolfach (my photo) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2015 11:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Pyromorphite from southern Black Forest:
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Sehringen, Badenweiler mining area, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Size approx. 9 cm |
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| Collection: Mineral Museum Oberwolfach (my photo) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2015 13:20 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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"Forgotten classics" are the calcites from the Wenzel mine. The picture shows an early 1800s (or late 1700s) find. Ex Berlin Natural History Museum.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 5 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2016 14:22 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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Mimetite from Badenweiler:
| Mineral: | Mimetite |
| Locality: | | Badenweiler mining area, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 16 cm |
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| Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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