Tännig, Bad Lobenstein, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany

© Uwe Haubenreisser

Fantastic nearly green siderite crystals, with tiny (

© A. Österlöf

Sharp siderite crystals with some small chalcopyrites sitting on, a 19th Century find from Lobenstein. With a small old label glued on.

© Andreas Gerstenberg

Dimensions: 14cm wDate: 05-09-09Notes: 2689Image Method: digitalJeff Scovil Photo Reference: 2009-09-0072Recorded locality: Taennig Mtn., Bad Lobenstein, Thuringia, Germany

© Jeffrey A. Scovil

15 x 13 cm, Collection Museum für Naturkunde Gera (Thuringia, Germany)

© Frank Hrouda

11,5 x 8 cm, Collection Museum für Naturkunde Gera (Thuringia, Germany)

© Frank Hrouda

Dark greenish black crystals of symplesite on gersdorffite from the type locality at Lobenstein, Thuringia, Germany. Former collection Jean Behier (1903-1965).

© Uwe Haubenreisser

nice black anatase on matrox Photo: D. Köhler Collection: Hans-Jürgen haas

Collection and photo: Arliguie Michel

Anatase - Anatase occurance, Tännig, Bad Lobenstein, Lkr. Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thüringen, Deutschland; deep blue nearly black dipyramidal anatase-xx on matrix

native Copper - Büffelstollen, Tännig, Bad Lobenstein, Lkr. SOK, Thüringen, Deutschland; FOV 1,5 cm

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle ...

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Pyrite - Heinrich-Schacht, Tännig b. Bad Lobenstein, Lkr. SOK, Thüringen, Deutschland; FOV 2 cm; selfcollected April 1994

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (almost isotropic). That ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light bluish grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and very minor pyrite (pale ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow). Brittle deformation caused ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically in association with fine-grained pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle deformation caused ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy). Brittle deformation ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (light creamy grey). That ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow). Brittle deformation caused ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (almost isotropic). That ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (almost isotropic). That zonal ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained fan-shaped chalcopyrite (yellow). Brittle deformation caused ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy) and pyrite (isotropic). ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy) and pyrite (isotropic). ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow). Brittle deformation caused ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (light creamy ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow). Brittle deformation caused ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy). Brittle deformation ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy). Brittle deformation ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy) and pyrite (isotropic). ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy) and pyrite (isotropic). ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy) and pyrite (isotropic). ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained fan-shaped chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy). Brittle ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (light creamy ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (light creamy ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically in association with fine-grained pyrite (isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (almost isotropic) subsequently ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (light creamy ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (almost isotropic) subsequently ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (yellow) and pyrite (pale yellow). Brittle ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (light creamy ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (almost isotropic) subsequently ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (almost isotropic) subsequently ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (almost isotropic), sporadically intergrown with fine-grained chalcopyrite (weak olive brown to bluish anisotropy). Brittle deformation ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.

The microstructure gersdorffite mineralization from Lobenstein. Cross section through a typical specimen of gersdorffite, forming a rubble breccia consisting of fine-grained aggregates of gersdorffite crystals (light creamy grey to light grey). Brittle deformation caused fragmentation of an early growth generation of gerdorffite (light creamy ...

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.