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A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony
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PostPosted: Feb 04, 2014 17:18    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

The old mines of Saxony also host a number of type localities also of very rare minerals. My contribution is a picture of a specimen of yellow Xanthiosite on green crystals of Aerugite from Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirge - type and only locality of these extremely rare minerals. (South Terras Mine in Cornwall is listed as another locality and TL for Xanthiosite - but this is a well documented fraud commited by the (in)famous British collector A.W.G.Kingsbury who probably presented a part of a museum specimen from Saxony as coming from Cornwall).
This is an extremely rare specimen - probably part of the type material found in one specimen (Bergmann 1858)and later split between a few museum collections. The pictured specimen in my collection was obtained from the collection of a famous old US dealer and may have come from the US National museum collection.



xanthiosittNY.jpg
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Xanthiosite, Aerugite
Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
1 x 1 cm
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PostPosted: Feb 05, 2014 06:49    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Indeed a not that often seen mineral. However, xanthiosite is known from a slag locality near Mansfeld in Saxony-Anhalt.
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PostPosted: Feb 13, 2014 06:00    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Two recently found specimens from Annaberg (Jan. 2014):


Fluorit (Annaberg Inselt).jpg
 Description:
Fluorite
Inselt shaft, Frohnau, Annaberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
6 x 2,5 cm
 Viewed:  28585 Time(s)

Fluorit (Annaberg Inselt).jpg



Baryt (Annaberg).jpg
 Description:
Baryte, fluorite
Inselt shaft, Frohnau, Annaberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5 x 3,5 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 29, 2014 14:45    Post subject: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony - St. Andreasberg  

The Annaberg Dristict is a mythic name for all passionate for the silver minerals...


Pyrargyrite - Annaberg District_Erzgebirge_Saxony_Germany.jpg
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Pyrargyrite on Siderite
Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Group of Pyrargyrite crystals: 1.4 × 1.1 cm
Former collection of Folch duplicates
Photo: Reference Specimens
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PostPosted: Mar 29, 2014 15:06    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony - St. Andreasberg  

Jordi Fabre wrote:
The Sankt Andreasberg District is a mythic name for all passionate for the silver minerals...
Hi Jordi,

Sankt Andreasberg is wrong in this thread, it has nothing to do with Saxony and Erzgebirge. It belongs to Harz Mountains 200-250 km away. But in the mineral discription i see ANNAberg (which is a well known Saxon area) - so i suppose you just mixed the two names up ...?

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PostPosted: Mar 29, 2014 16:05    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony - St. Andreasberg  

Tobi wrote:
...so i suppose you just mixed the two names up ...?...

Correct, my mix up. Already corrected.

Thank you so much!
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PostPosted: Mar 30, 2014 01:42    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Andreas Gerstenberg wrote:
Two recently found specimens from Annaberg (Jan. 2014):

Nice Fluorites!!

It's strange that so many Fluorite from so far away make it to Belgium (US, China, Namibia,Peru,...), but I have yet to see one good German Fluorite on a Belgian show!
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PostPosted: Mar 30, 2014 03:50    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Philip Mostmans wrote:
It's strange that so many Fluorite from so far away make it to Belgium (US, China, Namibia,Peru,...), but I have yet to see one good German Fluorite on a Belgian show!

That stuff is getting rarer, even on German shows. The classic fluorites from the Saxon mining areas are very sought-after, so it gets harder and harder to find good specimens. Nevertheless i wonder that you never find one at a Belgian show!

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P.S. Here are some more impressions of Saxon fluorites from Annaberg District ...



DörfelX.JPG
 Description:
Fluorite
Dörfel Quarry (Bögl Quarry), Dörfel, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
FOV 2 cm
 Viewed:  28192 Time(s)

DörfelX.JPG



RitterIc.JPG
 Description:
Fluorite
Zehntausend Ritter, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
FOV 3 cm
 Viewed:  28205 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Mar 31, 2014 04:52    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

The Annaberg pyrargyrite is awesome, Jordi! Historic silver mineral specimens from there are extremely rare today. I have one in my collection too but only massive material.


Senckenberg-Etikett (Pyrargyrit Annaberg).jpg
 Description:
Pyrargyrite
König David mine, Annaberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5,5 x 4,5 cm
Historic labels. Ex Hermann Loretz collection via Senckenberg museum/Frankfurt.
 Viewed:  28107 Time(s)

Senckenberg-Etikett (Pyrargyrit Annaberg).jpg



Pyrargyrit (Annaberg).JPG
 Description:
Pyrargyrite
König David mine, Annaberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5,5 x 4,5 cm
 Viewed:  28078 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Apr 22, 2014 05:11    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

A helvite "giant" from Erzgebirge:


Helvin (Fortuna).jpg
 Description:
Helvite
Fortuna mine, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
3 x 2 cm specimen, 1 cm crystal
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PostPosted: Apr 27, 2014 06:00    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Another zoned fluorite from one of Saxony's most famous mines:


HALS.JPG
 Description:
Fluorite
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Specimen height 7,5 cm
 Viewed:  27846 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2014 04:46    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Two more Saxonian classics:


Zepterquarz (Sauberg).jpg
 Description:
Scepter quartz, gilbertite
5th level, Sauberg mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5 x 2 x 1,5 cm
 Viewed:  27237 Time(s)

Zepterquarz (Sauberg).jpg



Prismatin (Waldheim).jpg
 Description:
Prismatine
Waldheim, Saxony, Germany
8 x 5,5 x 4 cm
From the original find described by A. Sauer (1886)
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PostPosted: Aug 09, 2014 09:29    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

As one of my recent acquisitions, this nice pyromorphite classic from Saxony should not miss here:


ZschopauPYRO.JPG
 Description:
Pyromorphite
Heilige Dreifaltigkeit Mine, Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Specimen height 5 cm, largest crystal 1,5 cm
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PostPosted: Aug 09, 2014 10:34    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Tobi wrote:
...Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany...

Type locality for the Pyromorphite!
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PostPosted: Aug 10, 2014 05:34    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Jordi Fabre wrote:
Tobi wrote:
...Zschopau, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany...
Type locality for the Pyromorphite!

Right, sorry that i forgot to mention :)

Here's another specimen from one of Saxony's most famous localities - galena on fluorite from Beihilfe Mine near Freiberg:



BeiGAL.JPG
 Description:
Galena (matrix: quartz, fluorite)
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
5,5 x 4 cm
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PostPosted: Aug 19, 2014 08:33    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Two Saxon specimens i recently got:


Baryt (Mulda).jpg
 Description:
Baryte
Herzog August zu Randeck mine, Mulda, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
9,5 x 7 cm
Very large crystals for that mine.
 Viewed:  26264 Time(s)

Baryt (Mulda).jpg



Galenit (Hermsdorf).jpg
 Description:
Galena
Hermsdorf lime works, Frauenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
8,5 x 7 cm
A rather uncommon galena occurence in marble.
 Viewed:  26253 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Nov 15, 2014 05:07    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

This cute little calcite specimen comes from Saxony, too:


BösenbCAL.JPG
 Mineral: Calcite on ankerite
 Locality:
Bösenbrunn, Oelsnitz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: Specimen size 3,5 cm, crystal 13 mm
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PostPosted: Feb 11, 2015 12:34    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

A lot of fluorites from Saxony were shown in this thread before ... but there's never enough fluorite ;-)


BeihilfeFLUO.JPG
 Mineral: Fluorite (twinned)
 Locality:
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: Specimen size 6 cm, largest crystals 2,8 cm
 Description:
 Viewed:  24734 Time(s)

BeihilfeFLUO.JPG



SaubergFLUO.JPG
 Mineral: Fluorite, quartz, siderite
 Locality:
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: Specimen size 8,5 cm, largest crystals 6 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  24722 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Feb 12, 2015 05:15    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

Hi,

the Beihilfe specimen probably was once one of those famous blue ones from the 450 m level, unbenannt Spat vein. Many of them bleached out and got this typical greyish green colour with yellowish parts inside the crystals.

The Sauberg specimen could be from the Prinzler vein (if you need to know this).

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PostPosted: Feb 16, 2015 13:15    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony  

I wish this was in my collection:


IMG_3490.JPG
 Mineral: Quartz, ankerite, sphalerite
 Locality:
Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
 Dimensions: Specimen height 20 cm
 Description:
Collection: GeoMuseum TU Clausthal (my photo)
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