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Tobi
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 Posted: Jan 16, 2014 07:24 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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This Land in the southwest of Germany includes some of Germany’s most important mineral localities (not for industrial use but for collectors), e.g. the “Gem City” of Idar-Oberstein with its once large amethyst and agate occurrences or Bad Ems, where Germany’s most famous and most desired pyromorphites came from.
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Calcite
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13 x 9 cm
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2014 07:39 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Some more specimens from the Hunsrück area
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Calcite, amethyst
Juchem quarry, Niederfischbach, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Rock crystal with amethyst phantoms
Steinkaulenberg mine, Idar-Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11,5 x 8.5 cm |
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Agate
Karrenberg quarry, Reichweiler, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6 x 4 cm |
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Galena ps. after pyromorphite
St. Helena & Barbara mine, Bernkastel, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4,5 x 4 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2014 06:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Bad Ems:
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Pyromorphite
Pfingstwiese mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6,5 x 4 cm |
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Aragonite var. flos ferri
Pfingstwiese mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7,5 x 6,5 cm |
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Copper
Friedrichssegen mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8 x 3,5 cm |
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Cerussite
Friedrichssegen mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4 x 3 cm |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2014 16:26 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Bad Ems is famous for its exceptional pyromorphites.
Roger.
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Pyromorphite
Bad Ems - Rhineland - Palatinate, Germany. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2014 07:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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A range of Siegerland classics:
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Malachite
Käusersteimel mine, Kausen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6,5 x 5 cm |
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Rhodochrosite
Wolf mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Calcite
Mahlscheid quarry, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8 x 5 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2014 07:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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The Wissen mining district is another well-known source of minerals in the Palatinian part of the Siegerland. The most important mines were Eupel (dolomite, chalcopyrite), Friedrich (maybe the best German malachites, anglesite, millerite, type locality for hauchecornite) and Vereinigung near Katzwinkel (dolomite, chalcopyrite).
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Millerite, hauchecornite, sphalerite
Friedrich mine, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6 x 4 cm |
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Anglesite
Friedrich mine, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8 mm crystal |
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Dolomite, chalcopyrite
Vereinigung mine, Katzwinkel, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8 x 5 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2014 10:02 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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[By accident i posted the next one in the North Rhine-Westphalia thread - now i moved it into the right place (thanks to Andreas Gerstenberg for the advice)].
Here's another classic from a locality of that German Land - a chalcopyrite from Georg Mine (also famous for its bournonites and tetrahedrites):
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Chalcopyrite
Georg Mine, Willroth, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7 x 4 cm, crystal 14 mm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 23, 2014 07:37 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Right on cue...
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Bournonite, malachite
Georg mine, Willroth, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4 x 3 cm |
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Galena, siderite
Georg mine, Willroth, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7 x 4,5 cm
Published specimen. |
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Chalcopyrite, siderite
Georg mine, Willroth, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8 x 4 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 25, 2014 14:00 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Classic among the Classics! ;-)
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Rhodochrosite
Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Main crystal size: 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Former collection of Folch (duplicates)
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Susan Robinson
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 26, 2014 11:02 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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| Yes, these are the so-called Gonderbach-twins. Named after the famous Gonderbach mine near Bad Laasphe, Siegerland.
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 31, 2014 07:09 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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Two more Palatinian classics which are not from the Siegerland:
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Prehnite, pectolite, calcite
Rauschermühle quarry, Niederkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9,5 x 6,5 cm
Old find from the 1950s. |
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Cinnabar, calcite
Mörsfeld, Moschellandsberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17 x 12 cm
Not exactly a beauty but rare material from the mining period (18th Century). |
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prcantos
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| Posted: Jan 31, 2014 18:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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What about some micros? Volcanic rocks from Eifel show an impressive variety of nice crystals.
Regards from Spain.
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Nepheline
Ringseitert, Kirchweiler, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
60X
A complex pink hexagonal prism of nepheline. |
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Nepheline, leucite, pyroxene group
Ringseitert, Kirchweiler, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
50X
A pink hexagonal prism of nepheline (center), a colourless leucite trapezohedron (top left) and dark olive translucent tabular pyroxene crystals (possibly enstatite). The specimen contains also apatite needles (not visible here). |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Feb 03, 2014 06:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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| Nice micro, Pablo. The Ringseitert volcano is not a very frequently seen locale for minerals - even in Germany.
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LeadMineGal
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| Posted: Feb 03, 2014 18:14 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Rhineland-Palatinate |
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| The micro's are beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
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