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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Jul 14, 2015 09:37 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Good one. Hard to get these days...
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Tobi
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Posted: Sep 06, 2015 03:20 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Classic from Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia:
Mineral: | Chalcopyrite, Barite |
Locality: | Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen height 6 cm, largest chalcopyrites 5 mm |
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Ivan Blanco (PDM)
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Posted: Oct 12, 2015 13:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Hi,
here is another one.
Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Siderite |
Locality: | Uffeln Quarry, Ibbenbüren, Steinfurt, Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 8 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Doubly-ended quartz, about 4 cm in size, in a siderite lined geode, coated by white calcite. Found by Gerrie Golstein (NL) in 1971. |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Siderite |
Locality: | Uffeln Quarry, Ibbenbüren, Steinfurt, Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 8 x 7 cm aprox. |
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Doubly-ended quartz, about 4 cm in size, in a siderite lined geode, coated by white calcite. Found by Gerrie Golstein (NL) in 1971. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Oct 12, 2015 15:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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VERY nice specimen from Uffeln quarry, thanks for sharing it!
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Oct 15, 2015 12:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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A quite typical Uffeln specimen. However, one has to understand that Uffeln produced excellent rock crystals and smoky quartzes in alpine quality up to 25 cm...
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Tobi
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Posted: Oct 15, 2015 13:17 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | A quite typical Uffeln specimen. However, one has to understand that Uffeln produced excellent rock crystals and smoky quartzes in alpine quality up to 25 cm... |
Quite typical doesn't mean that it can't be very nice ;-) And a double-terminated, clear quartz on matrix, even if only 4 cm small, can be considered very nice! If only the largest and the best specimens would count, we wouldn't enjoy many minerals except for the MIM Museum in Beirut or the private collection of Adalberto Giazotto ;-)
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Gerhard Brandstetter
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Posted: Oct 16, 2015 05:09 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Love this thread! Lots of classics here....
Let me continue with something from my collection:
Mineral: | Galenite |
Locality: | Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegen-Wittgenstein District, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 10,5 cm |
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Mineral: | Siegenite |
Locality: | Müsen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 33 mm |
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Came with an old 19th century label "K.S. Mineralienniederlage in Freiberg" |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Oct 16, 2015 05:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Of course this can be called a fine quartz specimen, why not? I don´t have a bigger one from that locale, anyway...;-)
Here two more Dreislar pieces:
Mineral: | Dolomite, Chalcopyrite, Baryte |
Locality: | Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 11 x 8 cm |
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Mineral: | Baryte, Chalcopyrite |
Locality: | Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 12 x 10 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Jan 10, 2016 04:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Vivid colour, as if it was from China:
Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Distrito Hochsauerland, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 12 cm |
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Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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Tobi
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Posted: Jan 31, 2016 04:20 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Finally something new from my own collection:
Mineral: | Galena, Chalcopyrite |
Locality: | Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegen-Wittgenstein District, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 10 cm, largest galena 2 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 15:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Really good sphalerite from Meggen:
Mineral: | Sphalerite |
Locality: | Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 6 cm, largest crystal 1 cm |
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Mineral: | Sphalerite |
Locality: | Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 6 cm, largest crystal 1 cm |
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Mineral: | Sphalerite |
Locality: | Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 6 cm, largest crystal 1 cm |
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Posted: Apr 16, 2016 13:04 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Boulangerite from a classic locality:
Mineral: | Boulangerite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Distrito Hochsauerland, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | ~ 13 cm |
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Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Apr 26, 2016 10:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Another rhodo for the Siegerland suite...
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Vahlberger Zug Mine, Rothemühle, Wenden, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 5,5 x 4 cm |
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Small pink crystals from a classic locality. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 25, 2016 03:53 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Twinned pyrite from NRW:
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | Extertal, Weserbergland, Lippe, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size 9 cm |
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Collection Terra Mineralia, Freiberg (my photo) |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 08, 2017 12:47 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Germany is actually not known for large stibnite crystals, here's a rather good one from North Rhine-Westphalia:
Mineral: | Stibnite |
Locality: | Arnsberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size ~ 6 cm |
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Collection Mineralogical Museum Marburg (my photo) |
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Apr 13, 2017 13:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Probably the best German stibnites from there... Regarding your mindat list post: the mindat list is - by far - not complete. There are roundabout 1900 different mineral species known from German localities. However, you´re right. There are new species found every year...
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 14, 2017 01:38 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | Regarding your mindat list post: the mindat list is - by far - not complete. There are roundabout 1900 different mineral species known from German localities. | Wow, even 1900? Any reliable source for this?
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Andreas Gerstenberg
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Posted: Apr 20, 2017 07:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Me;-) Maybe about 50 species are doubtful in this list. Many of those 1900 species have never been published, of course.
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Apr 30, 2017 09:27 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Galena and Pyromorphite time...
Mineral: | Galena |
Locality: | Meyer Quarry, Hastenrath, Eschweiler, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.6 × 2.3 cm |
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Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm Mined on 07/04/2007 |
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Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Distrito Hochsauerland, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size: 3.6 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm |
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Main crystal size: 0.4 × 0.3 cm |
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Posted: May 01, 2017 01:34 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Jordi Fabre wrote: | Galena and Pyromorphite time... | Always a good time, Jordi - very nice specimens!!! :-)
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