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Gerhard Brandstetter
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 Posted: May 19, 2016 16:44 Post subject: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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Last Sunday I had the opportunity to visit this well known provincial Museum - I loved it!
Founded in 1811 by Archduke Johann, it is full of old classics. Another focus of the collections are minerals from Styria/Austria. Friedrich Mohs, who brought the hardness scale to us, worked here! Now I have the pleasure to show you some of the museum's treasures. Photography is allowed without flash. Modern LED lightning is present but doesn't make it easier. Only about 10 % of the collections have acceptable lighting for photography.......
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| Entrance to Museum Joanneum |
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| Entrance to the museum - a good mix of old and modern |
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| Crystal models and new acquisitions in the foreground. The other showcases are filled with old classics. |
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| A room with minerals from Styria/Austria. Featured is a 90 kg Quartz from Schwemmhoisl Quarry in Deutschlandsberg. |
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| Archduke Johann, who founded the museum in 1811. The Name "Joanneum" is in his honor. |
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| I love the old systematic on top of the showcases |
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| Aragonite var. Flos Ferri ca. 25 cm - Erzberg Mtn., Eisenzerz, Styria, Austria |
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| Hauerite up to 15 mm - Raddusa, Sicilia, Italy. The yellow flakes are dust from decomposed Realgar which is one row over the Hauerite. A funny thing - Looks like a carneval Hauerite! |
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| Manganite - ca. 14 cm. Ilfeld, Harz, Thuringia, Germany. |
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| Copper - ca. 7 cm. Teichen, Kalwang, Styria, Austria |
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| Fluorite - FOV ca. 12 cm. Durham, England, GB |
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| Pyrite - ca. 9 cm. Oberdorf a.d. Laming, Styria, Austria |
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| Calcite - ca. 24 cm. Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia |
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| Siderite - ca. 6 cm. Cornwall, GB |
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| Libethenite - ca. 14 cm. Libethen (now Ľubietová), Slovakia |
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Robert Seitz
Joined: 29 Dec 2015
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: May 19, 2016 18:54 Post subject: Re: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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| Thanks for the initial pictures and hope we will see more.
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Gerhard Brandstetter
Joined: 01 Apr 2013
Posts: 96
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| Posted: May 20, 2016 02:25 Post subject: Re: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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| Thank you for your kind words, Robert! Of course, more mineral photos are waiting for you and all others!
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Gerhard Brandstetter
Joined: 01 Apr 2013
Posts: 96
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| Posted: May 20, 2016 03:15 Post subject: Re: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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I think the minerals in the Joanneum are worthy to be shown here. So I will upload more and more in the next days. There are a couple of minerals from Bohemia, Slovakia, Romania (old Hungary!), South Tyrol and Slovenia. Please imagine that all these localities were part of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy when the Museum was founded.
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| Fluorite - ca. 10 cm. Laussa, Styria, Austria |
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| Struvite - ca. 8 cm. Nikolaikirche, Hamburg, Germany. From time to time I see loose crystals. Matrix specimens seem to be rare. |
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| Aragonite var. Flos Ferri - 14 cm. Erzberg Mtn., Eisenerz, Styria, Austria. Colored by traces of copper minerals. |
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| Dawsonite - 12 cm. Terlan, South Tyrol, Italy. |
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| Sphalerite - ca. 6 cm. Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia. |
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| Moschellandsbergite - ca. 5,5 cm. Moschellandsberg, Obermoschel, Rhineland-Palatine, Obermoschel, Germany. The specimen hosts a perfect ca. 8 mm crystal! |
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| Valentinite - ca. 7 cm. Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic. I think such perfect crystals from this old find are some of the very best classics. |
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| Malachite ca. 9 cm. Ringenwechsel, Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria. |
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| Calcite - ca. 9 cm. St. Andreasberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany |
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| Some native elements - sizes up to ca. 6 cm. Have a look at the huge Platinum Nugget!!! |
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| Calcite - ca. 16 cm. Weitendorf, Styria, Austria |
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| Rutile - ca. 9 cm. Herzogberg, Modriach, Styria, Austria |
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| Anglesite - ca. 7 cm. Anglesey Island, Wales, GB. A rare specimen from the type locality! |
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| Frieseite - up to ca. 4 cm. Jachymov, Bohemia, Czech Republic. An extremly rare silver mineral! |
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| Gypsum from the Ardennes (Belgium?) The knife demonstrates the cleavage of selenite. |
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Gerhard Brandstetter
Joined: 01 Apr 2013
Posts: 96
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| Posted: May 20, 2016 12:19 Post subject: Re: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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The geologists, mineralogists and curators do an excellent job. All have a very open mind for us collectors. We are always welcome if we found unkown minerals - the experts offer a top service for identification. If there is a new interesting find for Styria or whole Austria, it will be published in "Steirischer Mineralog" or "Carinthia". The collaboration between collectors and scientists is excellent!
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| Aurichalcite - 18 cm. Oberzeiring, Styria, Austria |
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| Old meets modern - Mineral classics and education |
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| Rutile - ca. 65 mm. Pfitschtal, South Tyrol, Italy |
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| Apatite on Dolomite - 22 cm! Hohentauern, Sunk, Styria, Austria |
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| Whewellite - up to ca. 15 mm. Burgk, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. This presentation is pretty nice! |
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| Rhodochrosite - ca. 6 cm. Cavnic, Maramures, Romania. Very old find. In the past decades this style was not observed. |
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| Aragonite var. Flos Ferri - ca. 17 cm. Erzberg Mtn., Eisenerz, Styria, Austria |
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| Gold - ca. 4 cm. Katharinenburg, Ural, Russia |
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| Mellite on Coal - ca. 7 cm. Artern, Thuringia, Germany. |
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| Matlockite - ca. 5 cm. Matlock, Derbyshire, GB. One of the great rare classics! |
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| Calcite - ca. 17 cm. Freiberg, Saxony, Germany |
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| Pyromorphite - ca. 10 cm. Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic. |
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| Polyhalite - ca. 8 cm. Dürnberg, Hallein, Salzburg, Austria |
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Tobi
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: May 21, 2016 02:36 Post subject: Re: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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What a beautiful, old-fashioned flair for this collection - danke Gerhard :)
My favourite among all the specimens is the rhodochrosite from Kapnik (IMG_1987.JPG). You know it's an older collection when the label says that Kapnik belongs to Hungary (for nearly 100 years now a Romanian city) ;-)
Cheers!
Tobi
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Gerhard Brandstetter
Joined: 01 Apr 2013
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| Posted: May 30, 2016 12:53 Post subject: Re: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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After a short break i continue to present you my impressions from this collection. Enjoy it!
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Eudidymite twins - ca. 2,5 cm
Langesundfjord, Norway. A small sample but for my taste one of the absolute Highlights! |
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Fluorite - ca. 5 cm
Laussa, Styria, Austria |
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Calcite (var. "Sandcalcite") - ca. 8 cm
Fontainebleau, Ile de France, France |
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Aragonite var. Flos Ferri - ca. 10 cm
Erzberg mtn., Eisenerz, Styria, Austria |
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Calcite - ca. 6 cm
Kloech, Styria, Austria |
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| I like the modern LED lamps in the old showcases. Not as an aesthetic highlight - but i think this is the only way to have an acceptable light in the old furniture |
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Hydrozincite - ca. 30 cm
Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria. Unusual aesthetic large rock for this species! |
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Gold - ca. 12 cm
Kremnica, Slovakia |
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| Wonderful old fashioned crystal modelsmade of wood. I will never forget that i learned crystal systems with similar items at school |
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Wagnerite - 13 cm
Hoellgraben, Werfen, Salzburg, Austria. Not aesthetic but extremly huge for a Wagnerite crystal! |
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Hessonite - ca. 7 cm
Mussa Alpe, Piemont, Italy |
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Cuprite - max. ca. 22 mm
Chessy, France |
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Garnet - ca. 20 cm
Willersdorrf, St. Radegund, Styria, Austria |
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Demantoide - ca. 11 cm
Val Malenco, Italy |
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Sylvine - ca. 7 cm.
Stassfurt - Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
A very hygroscopic mineral - for me a wonder that it survived since about 100 years or more.... |
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Gerhard Brandstetter
Joined: 01 Apr 2013
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| Posted: May 31, 2016 14:05 Post subject: Re: Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz (Austria) |
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To be continued ......
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Arrtinite - FOV ca. 5 cm
Gulsen Quarry, Kraubath, Styria, Austria |
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Original Label says: Kraurite - ca. 7 cm. Göritz, Fürstentum Reuss,
Today this would mean: Dufrenite (!!!) - Göritz, Thuringia, Germany. I love its old historyy!!! |
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Gold - ca. 55 mm
Katharinenburg (= Jekaterinburg = Swerdlovsk) Ural, Russia |
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Smithsonite - ca. 13 cm
Lavrion, Greece |
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Copper - ca. 6 cm
Pinzgau, Salzburg, Austria.
The original mine is not mentioned. Today not any Pinzgau locality produces such fine coppers. But they were mentioned in old literature! |
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| Ok - some fossils too. I love dead animals only when salt and pepper makes sense....... |
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Aragonite
Erzberg mtn., Eisenerz, Styria, Austria |
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Hessite - ca. 6 cm
Botes, Transsylvania, Romania |
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Calcite - ca. 40 cm
Peggau, Styria, Austria |
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Gypsum - ca. 11 cm
Altaussee, Styria, Austria |
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Pale Amethyst - ca. 8 cm
Weitendorf, Styria, Austria |
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Calcite - ca. 6 cm
Iceland
For me this sample has a special historic aspect: The "sunstone" (= optical spar) could have aided navigation in the open sea in the Viking period. |
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Halite - ca. 19 cm
Dürnberg, Hallein, Salzburg, Austria |
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