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Andreas Gerstenberg
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 Posted: Apr 25, 2016 09:32 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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Gold from Thuringia:
| Mineral: | Gold, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite, Chamosite |
| Locality: | | Schmiedefeld, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 3,5 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: May 06, 2016 04:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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In the late 1960s and 1970s the Henneberg quarry near Weitisberga was a famous locality for beryl aggregates in granite. The radial crystals reached 10 cm and more.
| Mineral: | Beryl |
| Locality: | | Henneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2017 12:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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A calcite find from the early 1980s:
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Zechengrund, Beulwitz, Saalfeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 7 cm |
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| Very similar to the popular calcites from Kamsdorf, which is also in the Saalfeld mining district. |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 10, 2017 02:55 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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What can we expect to find in Thuringia? : Manganite from Ilfeld. But also marvelous rarities from Köhnstein Quarry!
| Mineral: | Manganite (after Pyrolusite) |
| Locality: | | Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Nordhausen District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 3.6 × 1.8 × 1.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Hydroboracite |
| Locality: | | Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Nordhausen District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Mineral: | Hydroboracite |
| Locality: | | Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Nordhausen District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Main crystal size: 3 × 0.7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Strontioginorite |
| Locality: | | Kohnstein Quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Nordhausen District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Main crystal size: 1.5 × 0.2 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 27, 2018 13:39 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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Classic malachite from Thuringia, ex Heinrich von Struve collection.
| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Arme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg (Saale), Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 6,5 x 5,5 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 26, 2018 10:47 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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Another classic from Ullersreuth with an American pedigree:
| Mineral: | Cacoxenite |
| Locality: | | Hoff auf mich Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg (Saale), Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 8,5 x 7 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2018 10:29 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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Halite from Thuringia:
| Mineral: | Halite |
| Locality: | | Merkers, Merkers-Kieselbach, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Approx. 25 cm |
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| Collection: Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2018 10:52 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Thueringen - Thuringia |
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And some more pics from me:
| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Stahlberg Mine, Trusetal, Floh-Seligenthal, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 10,5 x 6 cm |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Abtsberg, Friedrichroda, Gotha District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Caaschwitz Quarry, Gera, Greiz District, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 6 cm |
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