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Volkmar Stingl
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 Posted: Aug 30, 2021 11:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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News from the Ringenwechsel mining district near Schwaz, Tyrol.
| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria |  |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 2,5 cm |
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| Nice small Malachite curls. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 2,5 cm |
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19866 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 3 cm |
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| Dark blue Azurite crystals with Malachite on Dolomite rhombs. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Chrysokolla, Zn-Olivenite, Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Chrysokolla, Zn-Olivenite, Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 5 cm |
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| Blue Azurite crystals on Dolomite rhombs, dark green Malachite, light blue-green Chrysokolla, and small olive-green balls of Zn-Olivenite. |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 05, 2021 23:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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More from Ringenwechsel. Tyrol
| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 3 cm |
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19753 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 3 cm |
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19734 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite, Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 3 cm |
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| Small blue balls of Azurite and green Malachite crusts on Dolomite. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite on Dolomite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 2 cm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite on Dolomite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 2 cm |
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Volkmar Stingl
Joined: 23 Sep 2012
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2021 00:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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International pieces.
| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Warihuyn Hill, Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 4,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Warihuyn Hill, Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 4,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Albvorlandtunnel, Wendlingen, Esslingen District, Stuttgart Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 4,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Albvorlandtunnel, Wendlingen, Esslingen District, Stuttgart Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 4,5 cm |
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| Slightly ferroan Dolomite with curved crystal faces. |
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19663 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Nanshanxia Mine, Shaowu, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 4,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Nanshanxia Mine, Shaowu, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 4,5 cm |
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19669 Time(s) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2021 02:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Volkmar Stingl wrote: | Azurite on Dolomite, Malachite
Ringenwechsel Mining District, Troi, District Schwaz, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria
Closer view |
I really like how the vivid blue azurite coats the dolomite crystals, very attractive paragenesis!
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2021 12:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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Tobi, thank you for your kind comment!
Volkmar
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 10, 2021 13:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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Some more of my Chinese finds.
| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite, Quarz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Shangmei tunnel (construction site), Dongji, Chengsun, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 5,5 cm |
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| Flat tabular Calcites ("Pokerchip-Calcite") on small Quartzes, with green Fluorite and tiny Pyrites. |
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19566 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite, Quarz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Shangmei tunnel (construction site), Dongji, Chengsun, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 5,5 cm |
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| Detail with Calcites and Fluorite. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Road cut, Hongling, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 4 x 3,5 cm |
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| Complex, ball-like Fluorite aggregates on Quartz. The partly naturally etched Fluorites are overgrown by micro Quartz crystals. Brown limonitic crust on some "balls". |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Road cut, Hongling, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 4 x 3,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Gaolingxia tunnel (construction site), Jianyang, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 2,5 x 2,5 cm |
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| Nice water-clear, partly needle-like Quartzes. |
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19562 Time(s) |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 11, 2021 11:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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From my newest find in Carinthia, Austria - nothing spectacular, but my first self-collected Descloizites.
| Mineral: | Descloizite, Baryte, Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Hochobir mining district, Hochobir Mountain, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 4 cm |
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| Black Descloizites, lamellar colorless to white Barytes, and white Dolomite rhombs. |
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| Mineral: | Descloizie, Dolomite, Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | Hochobir mining district, Hochobir Mountain, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 5 cm |
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| Black Descloizites, white Dolomite rhombs and traces of Smithsonite. |
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19439 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Descloizite, Baryte, Smithsonite, Greenockite |
| Locality: | | Hochobir mining district, Hochobir Mountain, Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 3 cm |
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| Black Descloizite on lamellar Baryte rose, off-white to yellow Smithsonite with traces of Greenockite. |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 13, 2021 04:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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Different Calcite forms from the Baimashan tunnel construction site in Fujian, China.
| Mineral: | Calcite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Baimashan tunnel (construction site), Qianbaxia, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 2,5 cm |
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| Combination of prismatic and scalenohedral habit? |
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19303 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Baimashan tunnel (construction site), Qianbaxia, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 3 cm |
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| Aggregates of prismatic on scalenohedral Calcites on Quartz. |
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19333 Time(s) |
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| Locality: | | Baimashan tunnel (construction site), Qianbaxia, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 6,5 x 2,5 cm |
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| Slightly yellow, blocky Calcite crystals. |
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19336 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Baimashan tunnel (construction site), Qianbaxia, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 2,5 cm |
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| Scalenohedral Calcite on green Fluorite with scattered tiny Pyrites. |
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19318 Time(s) |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 13, 2021 22:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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More Calcites from Baimashan tunnel...
| Mineral: | Calcite, Quartz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Baimashan tunnel (construction site), Qianbaxia, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 6,5 x 4,5 cm |
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| A single scalenohedron with Pyrite on Quartz. |
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19290 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Quartz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Baimashan tunnel (construction site), Qianbaxia, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 4,5 cm |
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| Brown prismatic, naturally etched Calcite on Quartz. |
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19270 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Baimashan tunnel (construction site), Qianbaxia, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 4 x 4 cm |
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| Prismatic Calcite with traces of Pyrite. |
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19253 Time(s) |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 15, 2021 04:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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My newest aquisitions from Mezica, Slovenia, and Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Helena Mine, Crna (Schwarzenbach), Mežica Municipality, Carinthia Region, Slovenia | |
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| Dimensions: | 20 x 11 cm |
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| An oldtimer museum piece form Helena Mine with hundreds of Wulfenites scattered on Calcite crystals. |
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19196 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Helena Mine, Crna (Schwarzenbach), Mežica Municipality, Carinthia Region, Slovenia | |
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| Dimensions: | 20 x 11 cm |
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19166 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Baryte, Calcite, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Stefanie Mine, Bleiberg mining area, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 5 cm |
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| White Baryte and colorless Calcite on brown Sphalerite |
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19163 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Baryte, Calcite, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Stefanie Mine, Bleiberg mining area, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 5 cm |
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19180 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Stefanie Mine, Bleiberg mining area, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 3 cm |
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| Prismatic Calcite ("cannon spar"), partly with a thin limonitic crust. |
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19194 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Stefanie Mine, Bleiberg mining area, Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia/Kärnten, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 3 cm |
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19163 Time(s) |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 22, 2021 04:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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New Fluorites from Obernberg, Tyrol.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lead mines, Obernberg am Brenner, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 4 cm |
| Description: |
| Nice stacked purple Fluorite cubes of very good quality and size for this location. |
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19045 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lead mines, Obernberg am Brenner, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 6 cm |
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| Very fine colorless cubes with bevelled edges of Fluorite (2nd generation in Obernberg). |
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19056 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lead mines, Obernberg am Brenner, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 4,5 cm |
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| Large (up to 2 cm) colorless to slightly green cubes with bevelled edges of Fluorite (2nd generation) on purple ones (1st generation). Very large for this location. |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Sep 23, 2021 04:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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Aragonite from the abandoned Magnesite mine at Bürglkopf, Hochfilzen, Tyrol.
| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Magnesite deposit, Bürglkopf, Hochfilzen, Kitzbühel District, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 8 cm |
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18998 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Aragonite |
| Locality: | | Magnesite deposit, Bürglkopf, Hochfilzen, Kitzbühel District, North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 8 cm |
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| Closer view of the largest spray. |
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19038 Time(s) |
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Sep 28, 2021 23:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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Mixed locations
| Mineral: | Marcasite on Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Albvorlandtunnel, Wendlingen, Esslingen District, Stuttgart Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 3,5 cm |
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18867 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Road cut, Hongling, Wuyishan, Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 4 cm |
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18894 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Millerite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | U.S. Highway 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2,5 x 2 cm |
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18900 Time(s) |
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Oct 02, 2021 01:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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Pyromorphites
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Friedrichssegen Mine, Frücht, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 2,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Friedrichssegen Mine, Frücht, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 x 2,5 cm |
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| Detail of brown Pyromorphites on Baryte |
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18777 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Santa Eufemia, Comarca Los Pedroches, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 3 cm |
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18829 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 x 2,5 cm |
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18821 Time(s) |
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2021 22:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite, Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Yongping, Yanshan, Shangrao Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 3 cm |
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18700 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Yongping, Yanshan, Shangrao Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | M'Fouati Mine, M'Fouati, M'Fouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 2,5 cm |
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