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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4235
Location: Germany
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 Posted: Jan 08, 2013 10:37 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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| L. Alejandro F.G. wrote: | | Andreas, You have a beautiful collection and the best of all they are minerals from your country. |
Indeed he has an amazing collection of German minerals. I'm from Germany too and i collect minerals for 20 years, with German minerals among my favourites - but Andreas again and again surprises me with stuff i never heard of before :-)
Weiter so!
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 10, 2013 08:14 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Weiter so:
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Calcite, chalcopyrite
Segen Gottes mine, Gersdorf, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
6,5 x 5 cm
Beige coloured crystals with a silky luster on the terminations. That´s what was given the old German name "Atlasspat" for. |
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Galena
Bleiberg open pit, Maubach, northern Eifel mountains, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany.
8,5 x 7 cm
Crystals up to 5 mm. These lustrous cubes are quite rare in that region, most Maubach specimens are corroded. |
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Bournonite
Beihilfe mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
3 x 2,5 cm
Rather big crystals up to 2 cm forming a cluster. |
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55652 Time(s) |
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Baryte, ankerite
Jupiter Stehender vein, Himmelsfürst mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
6 x 5 cm
Neat cabinet with yellow tabular crystals on ankerite matrix from an 1982 find. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2013 08:23 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Celestite
Karlstadt, Schweinfurt, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
3,5 x 3 cm |
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55541 Time(s) |
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Chalcopyrite
Füsseberg mine, Biersdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
4,5 x 2 cm |
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55551 Time(s) |
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Cerussite, galena, baryte
Rohdenhaus quarry, Wülfrath, Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany.
6 x 4 cm
Clear cerussite crystal (approx. 1,8 x 1,3 cm) from a Pb/Zn vein in a limestone quarry. |
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Azurite, Malachite
Altväter samt Eschig mine, Sayda, southern Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
9 x 5 cm
Kidney-like malachite covered by azurite crystals. Good specimen for that locality. |
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Quartz (cat´s eye)
Treseburg, Harz mtns., Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
6 x 3,5 cm
Historic polished sample showing a nice chatoyance effect. |
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55577 Time(s) |
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Lepidocrocite, limonite
Louise mine, Horhausen, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
3 x 2,5 cm
Dark red tabular lepidocrocite crystals on limonite matrix. |
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Marcasite after pyrite, calcite, quartz
Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
9 x 6 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2013 07:55 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Sphalerite, prehnite
Trautvetter quarry, Steinperf, Dillenburg, Hesse, Germany.
2 x 1,5 cm
Grass green sphalerite twin with some prehnite matrix. Steinperf is famous for green sphalerites, partly very gemmy so that they could be cut. |
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Pyrargyrite
Churprinz mine, Großschirma, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
2,2 x 0,8 cm |
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55534 Time(s) |
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Fluorite
Ilse mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
5 x 3 cm |
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55505 Time(s) |
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Fluorite
Abraham shaft, Himmelfahrt mine, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
5,5 x 3 cm
Good Himmelfahrt fluorite from an old miner´s collection (found 1908). |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 21, 2013 04:57 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Some new specimens purchased last week:
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Silver, native
Mansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
10 x 5 cm
Large silver sheet (10 x 4 cm) on copper shist matrix. |
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55387 Time(s) |
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Pyromorphite
Sachsenerz adit, Beihilfe mine, Halsbrücke, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
9 x 8 cm |
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55383 Time(s) |
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Natrolite
Hohentwiel, Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
4 x 3 cm
Very well crystallized material from the type locality. |
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55427 Time(s) |
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Manganite, baryte
Ilfeld, Harz mtns., Thuringia, Germany.
8 x 5,5 cm
Crystals up to 3 cm, with Carl Droop label (1890). |
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55410 Time(s) |
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Copper, native
Käusersteimel mine, Kausen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
6 x 5 cm |
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55409 Time(s) |
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Cerussite
Freihung, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.
2 x 1,5 cm |
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55404 Time(s) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 24, 2013 06:53 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Some calcites:
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Calcite
Seifersdorf quarry, Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
7 x 6 cm |
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55402 Time(s) |
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Calcite
Allmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
10,5 x 5,5 cm |
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55304 Time(s) |
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Calcite
Thomas quarry, Waschenbach, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany.
5,5 x 2,5 cm |
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55350 Time(s) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Feb 01, 2013 08:11 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Apatite, quartz, pyrite
Kupfergrube mine, Sadisdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
10 x 6,5 cm
Blue crystals up to 9 mm, excellent material for that locality! |
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55212 Time(s) |
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Baryte, malachite
Christiane mine, Adorf, Hesse, Germany.
7 x 5,5 cm |
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55220 Time(s) |
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Calcite, dolomite
Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
7,5 x 3,5 cm |
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55217 Time(s) |
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Fluorite, quartz
Hermine mine, Wölsendorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.
13 x 8,5 cm
Completely undamaged cabinet. |
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55212 Time(s) |
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Pyrite, siderite, quartz
Pfannenberger Einigkeit mine, Salchendorf, Siegerland, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany.
6 x 5 cm |
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55211 Time(s) |
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Quartz var. rock crystal
Altenberg tin mine, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
2 cm in diameter. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Feb 09, 2013 12:22 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Agate
Ratsbruch quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony.
7,5 x 5,5 cm |
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55118 Time(s) |
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Celestite
Jochenberg quarry, Bad Kösen, Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt.
7,5 x 6,5 cm
Crystals up to 2 cm, good sample for that locale. The Bad Kösen paragenesis is very similar to the known Rüdersdorf (near Berlin) celestite occurence. |
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55188 Time(s) |
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Galena, siderite, calcite
Pfaffenberg mine, Neudorf, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
6 x 4,5 cm
1843 find with old Bergakademie Freiberg label. |
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55154 Time(s) |
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Limonite
Louise mine, Horhausen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
6,5 x 3 cm |
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55087 Time(s) |
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Antonio Alcaide
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Joined: 23 Aug 2009
Posts: 314
Location: Spain
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2013 02:40 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Thanks, Andreas, for posting these German classics with old labels. It's an easy way to know the treasures of a country, Germany, to which the mineralogy owes so much.
Greetings
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4235
Location: Germany
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2013 07:21 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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He's really a great "ambassador" of the diversity of Germany's many wonderful minerals, i really enjoy this guy's posts :)
Andreas, if you ever get bored of the galena from Neudorf ... you know where you can find me ;-)
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Feb 11, 2013 05:56 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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I know, Tobi, i know...
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Harmotome, calcite
Road from Birkenfeld to Oberstein, Idar-Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
9 x 8 cm |
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55879 Time(s) |
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Hydroboracite, gypsum
Kohnstein quarry, Niedersachswerfen, Harz mtns., Thuringia, Germany.
3,5 x 3 cm
Excellent material from a new find in 2012. The main crystals is double terminated and more than 3 cm long. |
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55849 Time(s) |
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Sphalerite, quartz, chamosite
Schmiedefeld, Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany.
4 x 3,5 cm |
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55904 Time(s) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2013 08:30 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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After a while... some more German rocks:
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Tiemannite
Charlotte mine, Clausthal, Harz mtns., Lower Saxony, Germany.
5,5 x 3,5 cm |
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55807 Time(s) |
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Tephorite, rhodonite
König Wilhelm mine, Schävenholz, Elbingerode, Harz mtns., Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
6,5 x 6,5 cm
Polished section, with some pale rhodonite. |
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55753 Time(s) |
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Silver, native
Sophia mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
5,5 x 4 cm |
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55724 Time(s) |
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Rhodochrosite
Amalienhöhe mine, Waldalgesheim, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
4 x 3,5 cm |
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55650 Time(s) |
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Rhodochrosite
Lindener Mark, Giessen, Hesse, Germany.
5 x 2,5 cm
Quite rare material from the largest and most important German Mn deposit. |
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55631 Time(s) |
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Pyrite
Himmlisch Heer mine, Pretzschendorf, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
9 x 5 cm |
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55644 Time(s) |
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Pecoraite var. röttisite (admixture of pecoraite, antigorite, willemseite etc.)
Hansgeorg mine Röttis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany.
5,5 x 5 cm |
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55571 Time(s) |
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Galena, quartz
Hannibal mine, Heftrich, Taunus, Hesse, Germany.
4 x 3,5 cm |
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55583 Time(s) |
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Galena, calcite, dolomite
Sachtleben mine, Meggen, Sauerland, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany.
6 x 3,5 cm |
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55633 Time(s) |
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Fluorite
Gabel, Neustadt, Thuringia, Germany.
4 x 3,7 cm |
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55613 Time(s) |
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Dyscrasite, pyrargyrite
Samson mine, St. Andreasberg, Harz mtn., Lower Saxony, Germany.
7 x 5,5 cm |
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55662 Time(s) |
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Baryte (blue)
Dorothea mine, Clausthal, Harz mtns., Lower Saxony, Germany.
6 x 5,5 cm |
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55597 Time(s) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2013 05:19 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Fluorite var. ox´s eye
Patriot mine, Schönbrunn, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany.
9 x 8 cm |
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55408 Time(s) |
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Limonite
Eiserner Bauer mine, Leubetha, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany.
11 x 9,5 cm |
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55334 Time(s) |
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Limonite
Iron mines, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.
6 x 3 cm |
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55469 Time(s) |
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Millerite, siderite
Wölfermittel vein, 520 m adit, Wolf mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
8,5 x 5,5 cm |
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55363 Time(s) |
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Molybdenite, muscovite
Wolframitgrube mine, Pechtelsgrün, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany.
8 x 6,8 cm |
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55394 Time(s) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Mar 18, 2013 06:50 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Some new calcites:
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Calcite
Bleiwäsche, Sauerland, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany.
8 x 7,5 cm |
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56021 Time(s) |
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Calcite
Steltenberg quarry, Hohenlimburg, Sauerland, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany.
8 x 6,5 cm |
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56050 Time(s) |
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Calcite, hematite
Falkenstein mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Hesse, Germany.
11 x 7 cm |
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56026 Time(s) |
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Calcite
Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
8,5 x 3,8 cm |
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55996 Time(s) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2014 07:00 Post subject: Re: Andreas Gerstenberg Collection |
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Back again with a whole lot of new specimens...
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Baryte
Reust mine, Ronneburg, Thuringia, Germany
5,5 x 3,8 cm |
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53582 Time(s) |
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Wavellite
Lichtenberg open pit, Ronneburg, Thuringia, Germany
8 x 7 cm |
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53501 Time(s) |
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Calcite
Rüdersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany
7 x 5 cm
Ex Berlin Natural History Museum. |
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53472 Time(s) |
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Stibnite
Neue Hoffnung Gottes mine, Bräunsdorf, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
6 x 4 cm
Ex Bergakademie Freiberg via John Pearse, Harvard Mineralogical Museum and John S. Albanese. |
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53465 Time(s) |
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Aragonite var. flos ferri
Merkur mine, Bad Ems, Taunus, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7,5 x 6,5 cm |
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53533 Time(s) |
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Aragonite var. flos ferri
Neugeboren Kindlein mine, Stenn, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
5 x 3,5 cm
Ex Bergakademie Freiberg stock (1850s). |
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53502 Time(s) |
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Gypsum, halite
Kraja salt mine, Bleicherode, Thuringia, Germany
8,2 x 6,8 cm |
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53564 Time(s) |
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Silver, bornite
Vitzthum shaft, Mansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
5 x 3 cm |
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53479 Time(s) |
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Cuprite, copper
Glückauf mine, Hüttschental, Wildemann, Harz mtns., Lower Saxony, Germany
5,8 x 5,2 cm |
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53439 Time(s) |
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Agate
Karrenberg quarry, Reichweiler, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6 x 4 cm |
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53579 Time(s) |
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