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Tobi
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The small Land at the border to France is not known for famous mineral occurrences but features some interesting and less well known localities for collectors.
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Baryte
Gertraud sand pit, Altforweiler, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2014 06:15 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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Specimens from Saarland are not very frequent, even in German collections - except agates and some micromount material. However, there are excellent sphalerites, pyrites and millerites known from the Saar coal mines. As an example the following millerite
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Millerite, Dolomite
Reden shaft, Schiffweiler, Saarland, Germany
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Apr 25, 2016 09:12 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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Another classic from the Saarland:
| Mineral: | Salammoniac |
| Locality: | | Camphausen Mine, Fischbach, Sulzbach, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 7 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 25, 2016 09:45 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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| Minerals from Saarland - they really exist ;-)
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Apr 25, 2016 09:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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| Oh, there are excellent specimens from the old coal mines. However, it´s so hard to find some...
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 25, 2016 10:09 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Minerals from Saarland - they really exist ;-) |
| Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | | Oh, there are excellent specimens from the old coal mines. However, it´s so hard to find some... |
YOUR task, my dear Andreas, is to own a mineral specimen from EVERY German locality, so don't disappoint us ;-)
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Apr 25, 2016 10:13 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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| Hmmm... Maybe i can find two or three more specimens in my collection.
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Apr 26, 2016 10:45 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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Two more specimens:
| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Gertraud sand pit, Altforweiler, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 6 cm |
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| This place produced Desert Roses too. |
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| Mineral: | Millerite |
| Locality: | | Warndt Mine, Großrosseln, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 2 cm |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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| Posted: Mar 26, 2018 11:12 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Saarland |
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Another Reden shaft millerite:
| Mineral: | Millerite |
| Locality: | | Reden Shaft, Landsweiler, Schiffweiler, Neunkirchen District, Saarland, Germany | |
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