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Jesse Fisher
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 Posted: Jan 12, 2019 12:55 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Hello Tobi, From what I can see on Mindat, it looks like "St. Michaelis Mine" is actually a number of different shafts and adits?
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2019 04:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | | Hello Tobi, From what I can see on Mindat, it looks like "St. Michaelis Mine" is actually a number of different shafts and adits? |
As far as I know it was an aggregation of several mines and adits, yes. In German it has the the name "Fundgrube" instead of "Grube" which means that is once was a whole mining claim and not a single mine.
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2019 11:16 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Thank you for the translation. I saw that word, but it is often hard to find English translations of German compound nouns. I look up the parts and get "Find Mine." This makes sense! I now have a new word as well as a new specimen.
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Oct 14, 2019 14:12 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Another nice fluorite twin from Beihilfe. Very much like Weardale twins, but not strongly fluorescent.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | 7x5x4 cm overall size. |
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Bob Harman
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| Posted: Oct 14, 2019 16:07 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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In reviewing Am Mizunaka's posting from January 16 2014 (before my time), I believe the "unidentified reddish mineral" is almost certainly sphalerite. Bob | am mizunaka wrote: | | Fluorite, galena, quartz, and unidentified reddish mineral. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 15, 2019 03:52 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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What a GREAT Beihilfe specimen, Jesse, I really like that one!
| Bob Harman wrote: | In reviewing Am Mizunaka's posting from January 16 2014 (before my time), I believe the "unidentified reddish mineral" is almost certainly sphalerite. Bob | am mizunaka wrote: | | Fluorite, galena, quartz, and unidentified reddish mineral. |
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I looked in the posting from January 16 2014 and I agree with Bob, the reddish crystals are most likely sphalerite, I added this information to the original post.
Thanks Bob!
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Dec 03, 2019 19:39 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Another new (for me) fluorite from the Erzgebirge, acquired at the recent Munich show.
| Mineral: | Fluorite with Barite |
| Locality: | | Bergmannisch Gluck Flacher vein, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 12x7x6 cm overall size |
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| Bergmannisch Gluck Flacher vein. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 04, 2019 03:20 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | | Another new (for me) fluorite from the Erzgebirge, acquired at the recent Munich show. |
A wonderful fluorite, Jesse, very aesthetic!
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Mar 25, 2020 12:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Another Saxony fluorite.
| Mineral: | Fluorite with Barite |
| Locality: | | Inselt shaft, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 10x8x5 cm overall size |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Jun 18, 2020 17:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Hello.
My small contribution.
Best regards.
| Mineral: | Proustite |
| Locality: | | Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 20 x 10 mm |
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| At list fifty years in my collection. |
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| Mineral: | Crocoite |
| Locality: | | Callenberg, Zwickau, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 x 11 cm |
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| Quite large specimen with crystals up to 15 mm. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 19, 2020 03:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Really Exceptional Crocoite!!! This is really one of the best classic Callenberg crocoites I've ever seen!
Tobi
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2021 13:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Something you won't see often (and I must confess, I have never seen it before) - a precious opal from Germany! I've heard that some were found, but never saw one until our fellow collector and FMF member Andreas Gerstenberg sent me this yesterday. He is not that active here anymore but he allowed me to share it:
| Mineral: | Opal (variety hydrophane) |
| Locality: | | Gröppendorf, Wermsdorf, Nordsachsen District, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 2,3 cm |
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| Collection and photo: Andreas Gerstenberg |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 09, 2022 02:05 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Zehntausend Ritter Mine, Kippenhain Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.6 x 9.7 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2023 09:37 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Here's an in my opinion oustandingly beautiful whewellite from a quite famous Saxon locality I was shown by Andreas Gerstenberg who allowed me to publish it:
| Mineral: | Whewellite |
| Locality: | | Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 5,5 cm, crystal 2,5 cm |
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| Collection and photo: Andreas Gerstenberg |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2023 02:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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I want to add this galena, a classic piece from one of the most famous localities in the Freiberg area:
| Mineral: | Galena, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 18 x 14 cm, largest galena crystals ~ 2 cm |
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| Mineral: | Galena, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 7 cm |
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| Many of the galena crystal faces are covered with tiny fluorite cubes (up to 1 mm) of pale yellow colour. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 02, 2023 01:59 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Another opal (polished) from Saxony, courtesy of Andreas Gerstenberg:
| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Klipphausen, Meissen, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 cm |
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| Collection and photo: Andreas Gerstenberg |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 31, 2024 05:05 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Nearly one year without a post here, that's too long:
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Malwine Mine, Bergmännisch Glück Flacher vein, Wismut shaft 29b, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 10 x 7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Malwine Mine, Bergmännisch Glück Flacher vein, Wismut shaft 29b, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 10 x 7 cm |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Sep 04, 2024 12:10 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Another German fluorite. The first one I ever acquired around 20 years ago. At the time it was labeled "Weardale", maybe because of the Weardale-like twins, but I knew it was not. Barite and fluorite almost never occur together there. After asking some German collectors and seeing many specimens in other collections I decided that Beifilfe was probably the correct location. If anyone has other ideas, please let me know.
| Mineral: | Fluorite, chalcopyrite, and barite |
| Locality: | | Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 14x9x6 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 06, 2024 02:36 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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A very nice specimen, Jesse!
| Jesse Fisher wrote: | | [...] it was labeled "Weardale" [...] but I knew it was not. [...] After asking some German collectors and seeing many specimens in other collections I decided that Beifilfe was probably the correct location. If anyone has other ideas, please let me know. |
I was quite sure that this is a typical Beihilfe specimen. But "quite sure" is not enough so I asked Andreas Gerstenberg who has competent knowledge of minerals from Saxony. And he replied that this piece is definitely from Grube Beihilfe. You won't get a more reliable information because Andreas is not only very knowledgeable about such things. He also would never say "definitely" is there was any doubt.
Regards and again congratulations on a nice Beihilfe specimen :-)
Tobi
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Dany Mabillard
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2024 02:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| What beautiful Fluorites Tobi and Jesse ! Like in a well-know commercial, I'm lovin'it.
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