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Tobi
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 Posted: Apr 14, 2017 13:12 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | Another emigre:
Mineral: fluorite
Locality: Bergmännisch Glück Flacher vein, Wismut Shaft 29b, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany |
What a gorgeous specimen, Jesse, I simply love your fluorite collection! And I hope Trump will tolerate this kind of emigres. If not and if it is forced to return to Germany - I will give it shelter ;-)
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 06, 2017 07:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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A Silver with well-crystallized Stephanite and with an old 19th century label.
| Mineral: | Silver with Stephanite on Calcite |
| Locality: | | Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 6.8 × 5 × 3 cm |
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| Wires of Silver about 1.5 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2017 12:15 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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After a while, some more pieces from Saxony:
| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 7 cm |
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| Perfect specimen, completely undamaged. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety eisenkiesel) |
| Locality: | | Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 12 x 9 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Reinsdorf, Zwickau, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 3 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jul 31, 2017 14:55 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Classic Beyerite specimen from Schneeberg district. Jan Hartmann photo.
| Mineral: | Beyerite |
| Locality: | | Siebenschlehen Mine, Jung Zeche Spat vein, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Picture width: 1,7 mm. |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 10, 2018 05:23 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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After moving from Berlin to Chemnitz it is now much easier to get good specimens from Saxony...
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Mildenau, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 20 x 14 cm |
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| Older find from the 1980s during road construction between Mildenau and Mauersberg. |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | St. Johannes Mine, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 6 cm |
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| Kind of a modern classic from the 9/21 adit. Best specimen from that find i was told. |
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| Mineral: | Hematite |
| Locality: | | Spitzleithe, Burkhardtsgrün, Zschorlau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 6 cm |
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| Pseudomorph after calcite from an ancient iron mining district. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Shaft 247, Kaffenberg, Rittersgrün, Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 13 x 7 cm |
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| Pale yellow cubes from a lesser known part of the Pöhla district. |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Inselt shaft, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 5 cm |
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| In association with deep blue fluorite. |
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Gagat Minerals
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| Posted: Mar 25, 2018 12:05 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | | A Saxonian region ... Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz)... fluorites, ...from the Königshain granite quarries near Görlitz, |
- Hi Andreas - do you know of any museum in Germany that still holds one of the famous multi-faceted fluorite crystals from Königshain ??
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 26, 2018 10:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Well, many museums have these in their collections, ie. Freiberg, Berlin, Dresden, Wroclaw etc. But on display? I don't know, maybe Görlitz?
Best regards,
Andreas
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2018 08:08 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Again some specimens from my new homeland Saxony:
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz, Feldspar, Gilbertite |
| Locality: | | Wiltzschtal, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Marcasite |
| Locality: | | Oberschlema, Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 4 cm |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Schneckenstein cliff, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,3 x 2,8 cm |
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| With old E.A. Böttcher label. |
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| Mineral: | Proustite |
| Locality: | | Churprinz Friedrich August Erbstolln Mine (Churprinz Mine), Großschirma, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Picture width: approx. 7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Sauberg Mine, Marienberg cleft, Lorenz Stehender vein, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 13 x 9,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Kermesite |
| Locality: | | Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Bräunsdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 4 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: | 10 x 7,5 cm |
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Gagat Minerals
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2018 09:13 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | | Well, many museums have these in their collections, ... Wroclaw ... |
- I have never met anyone who has ever seen them. I know them only from books, here drawing by Lasaulx (in Traube 1888)
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
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| Fluorite from Königshain, Lausitz, Saxony in drawing by Lasaulx |
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James Catmur
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2018 12:35 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Gagat Minerals wrote: | | Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | | Well, many museums have these in their collections, ... Wroclaw ... |
- I have never met anyone who has ever seen them. I know them only from books, here drawing by Lasaulx (in Traube 1888) |
Andreas knows and has seen EVERY mineral that has ever been mined in Germany ;-)
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2018 13:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Definitely not! And I have to specify my answer having not seen the special crystal form before. Görlitz and Wroclaw are the Museum collections that may have such crystals. There are multifaceted crystals in the collections but not the ones shown by Lasaulx.
| Mineral: | Fluorapophyllite-(K) |
| Locality: | | Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 4,5 cm crystal floater |
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| Mineral: | Pucherite |
| Locality: | | Pucher Shaft, Wolfgang Maaßen mine field, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 4 cm |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Crystals up to 3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Geyer, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Picture width: approx. 12 cm |
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| Mineral: | Baryte, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Reiche Empfängnis Mine, Schlettau, Annaberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 6,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety rock crystal) |
| Locality: | | Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 3,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Schorl |
| Locality: | | Mühlau, Chemnitz, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 4 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 8,5 x 4 cm |
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Gagat Minerals
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2018 11:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Andreas - a specimen from Franz Count von Matuschka collection, how nice for my eyes! ! He was born in Debno near Wolów (Schöneiche bei Wohlau), actually in the heart of Natura 2000 area (and 24km from my place of birth). A member of the noble Silesian family, with the most famous Heinrich Gottfried, Count von Mattuschka - an outstanding botanist, Silesian flora expert and author of 'Flora Silesiaca' (1776-1777). I didn't know that his collection survived the siege of Berlin in 1945? Or this is the only single specimen?
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 29, 2018 14:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| This is not the only existing specimen. Some pieces became part of the Berlin Natural History Museum collection. I think, the pucherite is from the same origin. Interesting facts on Matuschka, thank you.
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Niels Brouwer
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2018 05:08 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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Those are some great barytes you posted, Andreas. Especially the one from Grube St. Johannes is quite exceptional.
I suspect the one you posted from Reicher Spat, Schlettau has the wrong locality, I don't think there were any specimens with this yellow fluorite from this mine. Perhaps you meant Reiche Empfängnis, or one of the other mines in the Frohnau area.
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