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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 08, 2017 13:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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Another pyromorphite from our beautiful land in the middle of Germany:
Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Vereinigung Mine, Eisenbach, Bad Camberg, Limburg-Weilburg, Gießen Region, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 7 cm |
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Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Apr 21, 2017 15:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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Two more examples
Mineral: | Baryte coated by Calcite |
Locality: | Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg District, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 9.6 × 9 × 3.7 cm |
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Former collection of Uwe Niemeyer |
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Mineral: | Calcite on Baryte |
Locality: | Christiane Mine, Adorf, Diemelsee, Waldeck-Frankenberg District, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Main crystal size: 2 × 1.2 cm |
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Mineral: | Azurite on Dolomite |
Locality: | Schmitt dolomite Quarry, Altenmittlau, Freigericht, Main-Kinzig-Kreis District, Spessart, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.4 cm |
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Former collection of Francesco S. Stoppani |
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Tobi
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Posted: Dec 17, 2017 07:47 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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Sorry for the low photo quality, but I thought this large specimen with its interesting paragenesis should not miss:
Mineral: | Stilbite (Series), Laumontite, Heulandite |
Locality: | Diabase Quarries, Bornberg, Seelbach (Herborn), Lahn-Dill, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size approx. 35 cm |
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Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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Gerhard Brandstetter

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Posted: Feb 04, 2018 04:59 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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I always have an open eye for evaporite Minerals. here is one:
A Pikromerite from the Neuhof-Ellers mine. Most labels show the old name "Schönit"
Mineral: | Picromerite (Schönit) |
Locality: | Neuhof-Ellers Potash Works, Neuhof, Fulda, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 10 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Mar 26, 2018 11:47 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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More from this land as well...
Mineral: | Azurite |
Locality: | Schmitt dolomite Quarry, Altenmittlau, Freigericht, Main-Kinzig-Kreis District, Spessart, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 2 cm crystal aggregate |
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Mineral: | Pseudomalachite |
Locality: | Borstein Quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße District, Darmstadt, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 5,5 x 4,5 cm |
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Reichenbach is a well known locality for secondary copper minerals. The picture shows an exceptional piece from the former Petitjean collection. |
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Mineral: | Cinnabar |
Locality: | Königsberg Mine, Hohensolms, Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Gießen Region, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 9 x 6 cm |
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A "rare and ugly" rich ore sample from an ancient mercury mining district. |
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Posted: Apr 15, 2018 10:23 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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A galena from Hesse:
Mineral: | Galena |
Locality: | Aurora Mine, Niederroßbach, Haiger, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Gießen Region, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 9 cm |
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Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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Posted: Dec 05, 2018 12:19 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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Some very beautiful rhodochrosites I saw in the Marburg Museum:
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße District, Darmstadt, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Approx. 9 cm |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Bockenrod, Reichelsheim, Odenwald, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Approx. 9 cm |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Bockenrod, Reichelsheim, Odenwald, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Approx. 8 cm |
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Posted: Apr 15, 2019 13:52 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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Calcite:
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Nanzenbach, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis District, Gießen Region, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | ~20cm |
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Collection: Mineralogical Museum Marburg |
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Posted: Apr 08, 2020 07:22 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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Prehnite:
Mineral: | Prehnite |
Locality: | Burgberg Quarry (Trautvetter Quarry), Marburg-Biedenkopf District, Gießen Region, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | approx. 25 cm |
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Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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Posted: Jan 30, 2023 06:09 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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No update here for nearly 3 years, but my new rhodochrosite (well, new in the collection, but mined between the 1880s and early 1920s) is a real Hessian classic and needs to be mentioned here:
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Bockenrod, Reichelsheim, Odenwald, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | Specimen height 9 cm |
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Thin layers of rhodochrosite on brown matrix, typical specimen specimen from Bockenrod in southern Hesse. Mined ~ 100-130 ago. |
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Posted: Jan 30, 2023 10:19 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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Tobi wrote: | No update here for nearly 3 years, but my new rhodochrosite (well, new in the collection, but mined between the 1880s and early 1920s) is a real Hessian classic and needs to be mentioned here: |
Some beautiful pieces because of the color, very attractive
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Posted: Aug 12, 2024 05:41 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Hessen - Hesse |
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This smoky quartz specimen I recently added to my collection is a very good sample from a locality in southern Hesse:
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Usingen quartzite works, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 18 x 16 cm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Usingen quartzite works, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse/Hessen, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 18 x 16 cm |
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