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Tobi
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 Posted: Apr 07, 2019 13:29 Post subject: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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Today I started my annual journey to the Marburg Museum - and I was not alone: Some colleagues who are interested in minerals went with me because they never visited our wonderful museum before. Nadine, of them, is a passionate photographer and managed to do many wonderful photos though the lighting in the museum is challenging ;-)
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(All photos © Nadine Häntzschel)
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2019 14:07 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Large gypsum from Naica, ~20-25cm |
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34672 Time(s) |
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| Exceptional calcite from Kazakhstan, height ~25cm |
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| Unusual calcite from Irai, heigth ~18cm |
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34661 Time(s) |
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| Large Irai calcite, ~60cm |
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| Outstanding specimen from Irai, calcite with amethyst, height ~35-40cm |
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| Another spectacular specimen from Brazil, calcite and amethyst, ~35cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2019 14:18 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| A ~20cm killer plate of bournonite on matrix from Georg Mine - maybe the best bournonite specimen ever mined in Germany |
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34648 Time(s) |
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| ~25cm fluorite from Namibia |
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34605 Time(s) |
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| Smithsonite from 79 Mine, ~18cm |
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34684 Time(s) |
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| Beautiful elbaite from Elba, ~10cm |
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| Vivid green grossular from Mali, size of a tennis ball |
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| 21 cm specimen of Wolf Mine rhodochrosite, I think one of the best rhodo specimens ever found in Germany |
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| Another photo of that killer ... 21 cm, simply incredible |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2019 14:29 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Orange Okorusu fluorite, ~15cm |
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34635 Time(s) |
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| 40 (!) cm Dal'negorsk calcite |
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| Another 40-45 cm specimen, Brazilian amethyst in the darkest colour you could ever wish |
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| Another Irai calcite, ~25-30cm |
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34693 Time(s) |
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34590 Time(s) |
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| Breathtaking giant specimen of elbaite on quartz from Brazil, ~40-50 (!) cm |
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| Large tourmaline slice from Madagascar, ~15cm |
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| Another breathtaking elbaite on quartz from Brazil, crystal ~20cm |
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| An agate "cheese", ~20 cm ;-) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2019 14:43 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Nearly 1m gypsum specimen from Brazil |
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| Japanese chalcanthite, ~15cm |
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| Crocoite from Tasmania, ~7cm |
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34658 Time(s) |
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34662 Time(s) |
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| Weird ~40cm specimen from Australia (Moonta Mine), gypsum grown on tree branches |
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34649 Time(s) |
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| Superb verdelite from Brazil, ~15cm |
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34663 Time(s) |
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| Elbaite from Paprok, ~8-10cm |
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34709 Time(s) |
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| Another Paprok specimen, ~8-10cm |
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34586 Time(s) |
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| Incredibly beautiful Las Vigas amethyst, ~15cm |
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| ~3-4cm opal from Ethiopia |
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| Rhodochrosite slice from Argentina, ~10-12cm |
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| Sweet Home Mine rhodo, ~5cm crystal |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2019 14:58 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Beautiful aquamarine from Brazil, height ~10cm |
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| Surreal multi-coloured elbaite from Nigeria (!) with backlight, size is about 25 cm!!! |
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| Beryl from Namibia, ~20cm |
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| The 63kg iron meteorite from Treysa/Hesse that fell 103 years ago (https://www.mindat.org/loc-262902.html), ~20-25cm |
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| Superb blue elbaite from Namibia, height ~10cm |
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| ~30cm plate with tree-shaped psilomelane (it's from Germany, I don't remember the locality) |
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| A cute little "bowl" filled with chrysocolla from Ray Mine, ~5cm |
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| Large Chinese Calcite, ~40cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2019 15:05 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Malachite from Friedrich Mine, Siegerland, ~10cm |
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| Another Friedrich Mine malachite. ~4cm |
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| Large, ~30cm specimen of borax from California |
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| Wonderful quartz with slight reddish hue from Jinlong, China, ~15cm |
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| Water-clear "aquarium" fluorite from Dal'negorsk, ~12cm |
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| Swiss hematite roses, large one ~5cm |
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Kevin Conroy
Joined: 03 Dec 2018
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Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2019 17:48 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Very nice museum, and beautiful specimens! I'm not sure if theirs is from here, but manganese dendrites that look very similar came from quarries around Solnhofen, Germany.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2019 01:08 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Hi Kevin, I know it looks like a typical Solnhofen specimen, but I don't remember for sure and the label on the photo is too fuzzy ;-)
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2019 12:00 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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A few more ...
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| Close-up of the weird Australian gypsum on tree branches |
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| Classic Georg Mine specimen, ~8cm |
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| Aragonite from Austria, ~10cm |
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| Surreal tourmaline slice from Madagascar, ~10cm |
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| Clear calcite from a locality near Marburg, ~5-6cm |
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| A lot of gemmy spinels from Myanmar, label ~4cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2019 12:53 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Kongsberg wire silver, height ~10cm (featured in Braun: Das Mineralreich) |
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| Several tourmaline slices from Madagascar, labels ~4cm |
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| Large quartz from Dodo Mine, Russia, ~45cm |
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| Peridotes from Arizona, label ~4cm |
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| Verdelite from Brazil, ~5-7cm |
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| "Paraiba" tourmaline from Brazil, ~20cm |
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| "Blue cap" from Afghanistan, height ~7cm |
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| Rubellite slice from Namibia, ~7-8cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2019 13:04 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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The last ones so far:
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| Polished pieces of labradorite from Madagascar, large one ~20cm |
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| Jonas Mine matrix specimen, ~6cm |
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| Polished piece of pallasite meteorite from Russia, ~12-14cm |
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| Scolecite from India, ~7cm |
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| Gold and mercury from several localities |
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| Mesolite from India, ~8cm |
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Philippe Durand
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Location: Normandie
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2019 05:32 Post subject: Re: Marburg Museum 2019 - a tour with friends |
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| Thank you Philippe, I'm always glad to share these experiences here :-)
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