Siebenhitz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
malachite, size 7 x 6 x 2 cm, found in 2007
© klaus ludwig
Limonite after siderite. Specimen size is 3 x 3 cm.
© Stefan Koch
Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Crystal is 1.2 mm. Specimen courtesy of Stefan Pestel.
A blue crystal of anatase, with faces of of three tetragonal bipyramids, according to my interpretation: [101] and [106] of the first and [112] of the second order (the small lower face, right), with their development not proportionate. Collection and photo of Gianfranco Ciccolini.
sphalerite on quartz. size: 23x19 mm. photo: 01-09-2013. own collection #0247.
© Philip Bluemner
Joditz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Matrix with a vug lined with blue/ black coloured chalcedony. FOV 5mm.
© Trevor Boyd/ Causeway Minerals
galena with chalcopyrite on quartz. etched out of calcite. photo: 01-30-2015. own collection #0022
Found inside the mine in a very dangerous area.
sphalerite on quartz. field of view: 18 mm. photo: 02-04-2013.
Very rare specimen for this place, I found only this piece and it`s counterpart at the old dumps.
Found at the old dumps in 1981.
sphalerite on quartz. size: 34x17 mm. photo: 01-09-2013. own collection #0273.
Malachite and Limonite, found at the old dumps.
Stöckaten, Siebenhitz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Quartz crystals and limonite, self collected inside the mine.
Collected inside mine in 1988.
A big quartz, coated with limonite, typical for this area.
Nice malachite specimen, found at the dumps of the Stöckaten mine.
Quartz and goethite, a good specimen for this location. Self collected at the old dumps inside Siebenhitz forest.
Petersgrat, Joditz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Quartz crystals, coated with limonite.
My best specimen for this location, I used salt acid to clean it.
Found at the old dumps in 2005.
Nice specimen with a small malachite ball ( 2,5 mm) and radial malachite in quartz matrix.
Found in a pocket in the upper level of the quarry
The edges of the calcite crystals are coated with chalcopyrite. I found only 2 pieces of this specimen.
Nice specimen with slightly coloured calcite cristal and quartz.
Zufällig Glück Mine, Petersgrat, Joditz, Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
A very rare specimen for this location, malachite in quartz.
Pyrite cristals in a diabase matrix, in the 90`years not very seldom to find.
I found this nice specimen together with some nice calcite specimen in a pocket in the upper level of Köditz quarry.
Found in the lower level of the quarry.
sphalerite on quartz. crystal size: 6 mm. photo: 01-09-2013. own collection #0247.
Milky quartz with goethite, one of my best specimen from this area.
Slightly coloured quartz cristal with calcite.
The quartz was coated with calcite, this specimen was washed with salt acid.
Double terminated quartz cristal, pocket in the upper level of Köditz quarry.
Lower quarry level, very often to find at the beginning of the 90`years.
sphalerite on quartz. field of view: 11 mm. photo: 02-04-2013.
Another quartz specimen, washed with salt acid. The grey material is diabase.
The edges of the calcite crystals are coated with chalcopyrite
Dark blue Anatase crystal associated with colourless Quartz crystals Acquired from Erich Gebhart on eBay
Found inside the mine in the back of the gallery
Self collected
Self collected 2009 inside the old open pit mining location
Siderite, partially coated with goethite, self collected in 2009.
Found inside the mining dumps
The siderite is slightly coated with limonite, self collected in 2017
Quartz, coated with limonite, self collected inside the open pit mine.
blue bipyramidal anatase crystals with quartz
© Harald Biecker
A rare specimen, the only one I've found in this mine. The cubic crystals are perimorphs, I think, before the transformation it was fluorite, possible in this location. Inside the damaged cube a rest of weathered fluorite is visible. The size of the intact, hollow cube is 27 x 17 mm.
Sharp edged siderite crystals are infrequent in this location, self collected in 1981
Quartz specimen, partially coated with limonite, self collected inside the old open pit mine.
Quartz crystals up to 2 cm are coated with slightly colored limonite, nice specimen for this location
Only a reference sample, but a rare specimen with malachite and very small azurite, self collected in 2009.
Crystallised siderite, coated very rough with limonite, collected inside the open pit mine 1988.
Self collected in 2009
Small, but nice specimen, that was enclosed in calcite and etched with hydrochloric acid.
Nice colored chalcedony, found inside the old dumps
Nice and clear calcite crystals, good for this location
Quartz, coated with limonite, self collected in 1989
Siderite, coated with slightly coloured goethite, self collected 2011
A very rare reference sample, not crystallised. There was a fluorite vein at the end of the gallery in a partially collapsed and extremely dangerous area. I took only this piece and left as fast as I could this location.
© Klaus Ludwig
From the deepest level of the quarry, basic material is diabase, the pyrite is located under the calcite
Found 1988 inside the mine, the crystals are perimorphs, before the transformation it was calcite. A rare specimen in this location.
Colored chalcopyrite ( 1 cm ) in calcite matrix, good reference sample for this location
Self collected in 2008
A big specimen, goethite and coated quartz, self collected in 2009
Nice tempering colours, good specimen for this location
Calcite, var. " Kanonenspat ", collected inside the active quarry
Both sides are crystallised, this floater was inside a small calcite pocket
Malachite with limonite and quartz, self collected 2012 inside the dumps.
Nice small specimen, the pocket was in the upper level of the diabase quarry
Coated quartz specimen, some damages, but self collected in 1998
Calcite specimen, found inside the active diabase quarry.
Pocket 1988, upper level of the diabase quarry
Good quality quartz crystals
Self collected in 1985