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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Aug 19, 2014 08:37 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Another galena from the Siegerland:
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Galena, pyrite Eisernhardter Tiefbau mine, Eisern, Siegerland, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany 9,5 x 6,5 cm Old sample from the collection of Oskar Schmidt, a miner who worked at Eisernhardter Tiefbau and was member of the Siegen mineral collector´s club. |
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Posted: Feb 14, 2015 11:39 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Smoky quartz:
Mineral: | Smoky quartz |
Locality: | Mettmann, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 12 cm, crystal size 2,5 cm |
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Isolated smoky quartz crystal (double-terminated) on quartz matrix, from Neandertal near Mettmann, Germany. Specimen size 12 cm |
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Posted: Feb 14, 2015 12:04 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Quartz on siderite:
Mineral: | Quartz on siderite |
Locality: | Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegen-Wittgenstein District, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 4,5 cm |
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GneissWare

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Posted: Feb 14, 2015 13:30 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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nice siderite / quartz specimen!
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Posted: Jun 06, 2015 09:13 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Of course this new beauty has to find its place among the typical minerals of NRW:
Mineral: | Galena, dolomite |
Locality: | Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 8,5 cm, largest galena 1 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Jul 14, 2015 09:37 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Good one. Hard to get these days...
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Posted: Sep 06, 2015 03:20 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Classic from Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia:
Mineral: | Chalcopyrite, Barite |
Locality: | Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen height 6 cm, largest chalcopyrites 5 mm |
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Oct 12, 2015 13:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Hi,
here is another one.
Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Siderite |
Locality: | Uffeln Quarry, Ibbenbüren, Steinfurt, Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 8 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Doubly-ended quartz, about 4 cm in size, in a siderite lined geode, coated by white calcite. Found by Gerrie Golstein (NL) in 1971. |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Siderite |
Locality: | Uffeln Quarry, Ibbenbüren, Steinfurt, Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 8 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Doubly-ended quartz, about 4 cm in size, in a siderite lined geode, coated by white calcite. Found by Gerrie Golstein (NL) in 1971. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Oct 12, 2015 15:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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VERY nice specimen from Uffeln quarry, thanks for sharing it!
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Oct 15, 2015 12:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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A quite typical Uffeln specimen. However, one has to understand that Uffeln produced excellent rock crystals and smoky quartzes in alpine quality up to 25 cm...
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Tobi
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Posted: Oct 15, 2015 13:17 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | A quite typical Uffeln specimen. However, one has to understand that Uffeln produced excellent rock crystals and smoky quartzes in alpine quality up to 25 cm... |
Quite typical doesn't mean that it can't be very nice ;-) And a double-terminated, clear quartz on matrix, even if only 4 cm small, can be considered very nice! If only the largest and the best specimens would count, we wouldn't enjoy many minerals except for the MIM Museum in Beirut or the private collection of Adalberto Giazotto ;-)
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Gerhard Brandstetter

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Posted: Oct 16, 2015 05:09 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Love this thread! Lots of classics here....
Let me continue with something from my collection:
Mineral: | Galenite |
Locality: | Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegen-Wittgenstein District, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 10,5 cm |
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Mineral: | Siegenite |
Locality: | Müsen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 33 mm |
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Came with an old 19th century label "K.S. Mineralienniederlage in Freiberg" |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Oct 16, 2015 05:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Of course this can be called a fine quartz specimen, why not? I don´t have a bigger one from that locale, anyway...;-)
Here two more Dreislar pieces:
Mineral: | Dolomite, Chalcopyrite, Baryte |
Locality: | Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 11 x 8 cm |
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Mineral: | Baryte, Chalcopyrite |
Locality: | Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 12 x 10 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Jan 10, 2016 04:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Vivid colour, as if it was from China:
Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Distrito Hochsauerland, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 12 cm |
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Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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Posted: Jan 31, 2016 04:20 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Finally something new from my own collection:
Mineral: | Galena, Chalcopyrite |
Locality: | Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegen-Wittgenstein District, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 10 cm, largest galena 2 cm |
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