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Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Acanthite : Ag2S, Galena : PbS, Silver : Ag

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Galena, with large aggregates of Acanthite including a couple wires of Silver replaced by Argentite/Acanthite
Large Cabinet specimen
Photo ID: 243573    View Count: 38

Antimony : Sb

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Small blocky crystals of antimony.
1.5 cm field of view, vertical. S409-073
Gunnar Farber specimen.
 © 2009, JGWPhoto ID: 256751    View Count: 17

Apophyllite-(KF) : KCa4[(F,OH)|Si8O20] · 8H2O

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

size:6x6cm.Paul Bongaerts specimen and photograph
 © Paul BongaertsPhoto ID: 26253    View Count: 363

Argentopyrite : AgFe2S3

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Aggregate of twinned, star-shaped crystals of Argentopyrite to 0,5 mm from Samson mine, St. Andreasberg, Harz, Germany. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.
 © Knut EldjarnPhoto ID: 117204    View Count: 330

Arsenic : As

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Old specimen of typical "Scherbenkobalt" from the classic Samson Mine in the Harz Mountains.
Specimen size 6x5cm.
Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.
 © Leon HupperichsPhoto ID: 255560    View Count: 18

Arsenopyrite : FeAsS - (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Arsenopyrite crystal aggregate XRD and SEM/EDS confirmed.
 © Frank KeutschPhoto ID: 210173    View Count: 63

Breithauptite : NiSb

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Breithauptite on Calcite. Field of view 17mm.
Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.
 © Leon HupperichsPhoto ID: 229669    View Count: 67

Calcite : CaCO3

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Calcite-twin from Samson mine. Size of Specimen is 3.5 cm
 © Volker BetzPhoto ID: 82153    View Count: 202

Calcite : CaCO3

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Historic specimen of stacked pagoda-like crystals which was once in the Troost collection. The specimen measures 7.9 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm.

Edward Rosenzweig photo and collection.
 © Edward RosenzweigPhoto ID: 156114    View Count: 87

Calcite : CaCO3, Realgar : As4S4

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany

Some bigger Calcite xx, sitting on smaller Calcite xx, are thin coated with Realgar, so that a beautiful contrast is the result. This small cabinet (45 mm) from the famous Samson-mine is accompanied by an old label from "Dr. F. Krantz - Rheinisches Mineralien-Contor Bonn".
 © E. RiechPhoto ID: 243437    View Count: 34
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