| | Catalog/List | faces flakes this mineral is columnar to be Silver-Lead commonly At the Rarely patches in often... beautiful mineral, generally supposed to the silver-lead mines in Messrs. Smith with monoclinic...are scarcer. instances, material, Pater- at quarry received the entire we in- or through the...Von 2O to be Thaumasite the he and dis- quarry, West aggregate of pris- matic uals crystals...variety crystallized specimens the most beautiful quarry crystals, APOPHYLLITE to of productive period | | | Journal (issue) | Page 7 By Prof. Jens Göetze TU Bergakademie Freiberg Page 19 25 Page Page 33 Page 35 Find your...2014 Cover Image: “Saturn’s Rings” Inclusions in Agate Photo and Collection of Tom Shearer 3 Agates and...included a long hard walk to the Amboarohy corundum quarry. Amboarohy is the famous locality for sapphire...Jens Göetze, Mineralogist TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany Introduction Agates are some of the most...ancient times, the question concerning the genesis of agate is still in discussion today. Both in historic and | | | Journal (issue) | by Andreas Massanek and Anna Dziwetzki from the Freiberg Bergakademie is dedicated to a special exhibition...Saxon minerals in the Terra Mineralia Museum (Germany). A group of Italian mineralogists presents a new..."Unique Discoveries from Saxony" Special Exposition at the Terra Mineralia in Freiberg 8 Jaroslav Hyrsl Erzgebirge...Fluorite (with old labels). 7 x 5 cm. Schwarzwald, Germany. GM KFU #7461. 15-16. (on page 10). 15. Set of...itself The place was named after Russia's first silver smelter, which was initially named Argunsky. After | | | Book | Yuanming Pan Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Genesis of Agate—A Review Reprinted from: Minerals 2020, 10, 1037.... . . . . 5 Terry Moxon and Galina Palyanova Agate Genesis: A Continuing Enigma Reprinted from: Minerals...Gemological Characteristics and Origin of the Zhanguohong Agate from Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China: A Combined...and Chemical Features of the Behavior of Gold and Silver in the Processes of Hydrothermal Ore Formation...source of the silica required for the growth of agate remains largely unknown. The first known descriptive | | | Journal (issue) | Agaskin D.F. (2014) On the ores oft he Asacha gold-silver deposit, South Kamchatka// Proc. Annual Conf. "Volcanism...Carl Freiesleben was born on June 14, 1774 in Freiberg (Saxony) in the family ofa miner. He already gained...the gymnasium. In 1790-1792, he studied in the Freiberg Mining kademy, where Abraham Gottlob 1. Johann...University wrote, remembering years of study in the Freiberg Mining kademy: "The family of Freiesleben accepted...Frcic'> leben ~tudied the geology and mineralogy of Saxony and Thuringia in his first big trip with Leopold | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Jeff Scovil photo November/December: Silver, Kongsberg silver mines, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway; Joaquín...Actinolite, New York, 221, 454 Adularia, Michigan, 39 Agate, 160–65 Albert Laws Kidwell (1919–2008), A. E. Smith...Natural (and Not-SoNatural) History of “Turritella Agate,” 160–65 Almandine, New York, 222–24 Alamandine... Kothapalli, S. C. Vogel, 54–61 Chips from the Quarry, M. E. Huizing, 5–9, 101–3, 197–201, 293–95, 389–91...Fabulous New Mineral Exhibit Opens in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany, 128–34 Francis, C. A., see Collector’s | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Bergakademie Freiberg Geowissenschaftliche Sammlungen Brennhausgasse 14 09599 Freiberg, Germany andreas.massanek@geosamm...Bergakademie Freiberg Ausstellung terra mineralia Schloss Freudenstein Schlossplatz 4 09599 Freiberg, Germany...Permanent Exhibition in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany 212 ROCKS & MINERALS N ative silver, in bizarre shapes...Bergakademie Freiberg; he is also head of the geoscientific collections of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Christina...its origin in the nearby Freudenstein Castle in Freiberg (see Flynn 2011). Terra mineralia, with about | | | Book | banded growths in thodochrosite (page 112) and agate (page 167), document these changes. Such features...some of the world’s finest crystals of amethyst, agate and a large family of silicate minerals known collectively...manganese oxide on limestone, Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany * 11.5 x 24 x 0.5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A...original shape. Brittle minerals Brittle Annite, Silver Crater Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada * 14 x 6...They include the metallic elements, such as gold, silver, platinum and copper; semi-metals, such as arsenic; | | | | by Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, W. Germany. Adapted by Anthony C. Tennissen. Revised Edition...occurrences: 14 10 X Copper 15 ELEMENTS name: Silver formula: Ag physical properties: Color: Brilliant...tarnishes easily to black or grey Streak: Shining silver white Lustre: Metallic Hardness: 2.5-3.0 Sp. G...at the Kongsberg mines in Norway. In Australia, silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico...Guanajuato, and Sonora, Durango, Zacatecas. 16 10 X Silver 17 ELEMENTS name: Gold formula: Au physical | | | Book (edition) | Lieber, © 1969 by Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, W. Germany. Anthony C. Tennissen. der schénen* Franckh’sche...South West “Africa. 14 x 2 15 ELEMENTS NAME: Silver FORMULA: Ag PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Color: Brilliant...tarnishes easily to black or grey Streak: Shining silver white Lustre: Metallic Hardness: 2.5-3.0 CRYSTAL...at the Kongsberg mines in Norway. In Australia, silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico...Guanajuato, and Sonora, Durango, Zacatecas. 16 x 2 Silver 17 ELEMENTS NAME: Gold. FORMULA: Au PHYSICAL | | | Catalog/List | (Thcr� was no.Vo..,llmber/December 1009 list) 1) AGATE. Usan, Angus, Scotland. A good halfagate with polished...ARGENTITE, PROUSTJTE and FLUORITE. Annaberg, Saxony, Germany. A small piece of matrix with mixed ores. German...water worn rounded pebble without matrix. Old Freiberg dealers label. 40x30x l5mm max. £12. 14) CELESTINE...80x60x40mm. £75. 25) FLUORITE (Reticulated). Old Town Quarry, Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham. A 30xl0mm area on...in-ene area. 70x50i&01nm. £100. 39) PYROMORPlllTE. Silver Queen Mine, Tasmania, Australia. The top of a flat | | | Catalog/List | x 42 . ANKERITE pseudo after CALCITE xx - Freiberg, Saxony, F.ast- Gennany. Large bra,m tenninated...4. 15 15,00 1 4. l\RGENTITE xx - Schlerna, Saxony' East-Ge:rrnany. Very u.--iusual tenni.'lated intergro...showy .. 85 x 51 .x 34 CAI.CITE xx - Stoneyccmbe Quarry, Kingskerswell, Cornwall, England. Intergra,m reddish...Dfl PYROMORPHITE xx - Kransberg, Hessen, West-Germany. A nice old-timer. Medium green terminated intergrown...QUARTZ - AGATE - Lathum, Gelderland, Holland. A cut and one side polished slice with vivid red agate. From | | | Journal (issue) | Behnke Northbrook, IL Werner Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A...by Z. A. Bessudnova Minerals of the Millington quarry, Somerset, New Jersey............................Geronimo mine Purple Passion mine Red Cloud mine Silver District Tonopah-Belmont mine Western Union mine...British Columbia, Highland Bell mine Silvana mine Van Silver mine Bulgaria, Madan mines California, Benitoite...mine Himalaya mine Hollister Jamestown mine Jensen Quarry Little Three mine Mesa Grande District Orestimba | | | Book | wolfram, molybdenum, tin, lead, zinc, copper, silver, mercury, gold, antimony, arsenic and uranium)...upon freshly fractured surfaces and crystal faces (silver, galena, pyrite, haematite). Submetallic lustre...blackish-grey or red-brown rocks, occuring in Brazil, West Germany (Idar) and Bohemia (Giant Mountains). In their...including the arable soil, e.g. Kaiserstuhl (West Germany) and many places in the Central Bohemian Highlands...copper, silver, lead and zinc ores, antimony ores, and mercury ores. The occurrence of silver, lead and | | | Book | wolfram, molybdenum, tin, lead, zinc, copper, silver, mercury, gold, antimony, arsenic and uranium);...frt><:hly fractured surfaces and crystal faces (silver, galena, pyrite, haematite). Submetallic lustre...blackish-grey or red-brown rocks, occuring in Brazil, West Germany (Idar) and Bohemia (Giant Mountains). In their...including the arable soil, e.g. Kaiserstuhl (West Germany) and many places in the Central Bohemian Highlands...copper, silver, lead and zinc ores, antimony ores, and mercury ores. The occurrence of silver, lead and | | | Book | Netherlands. Back cover The museum ldar-Oberstein. West-Germany. is quaintly situated beneath the Felsenkirche...Copyright 1986 by . Ulrich Burchard, Lalling, West-Germany All rights reserved including the right of reproduction...Printed in Germany Miscellaneous: Design & Lay Out by Rainer Bode, Haltern, West-Germany Type set by...Wurzburg, West-Germany Colour separations by Litho Thungen GmbH, Thungen, West-Germany H. Bari, Musee...Printed by Sellier Druck GmbH, Freising, West-Germany 6 Gasull, Museo de Geologia, Barcelona 249; V | | | | wolfram, molybdenum, tin, lead, zinc, copper, silver, mercury, gold, antimony, arsenic and uranium)...upon freshly fractured surfaces and crystal faces (silver, galena, pyrite, haematite). Submetallic lustre...blackish-grey or red-brown rocks, occuring in Brazil, West Germany (Idar) and Bohemia (Giant Mountains). In their...including the arable soil, e.g. Kaiserstuhl (West Germany) and many places in the Central Bohemian Highlands...copper, silver, lead and zinc ores, antimony ores, and mercury ores. "The occurrence of silver, lead and | | | Book | wolfram, molybdenum, tin, lead, zinc, copper, silver, mercury, gold, antimony, arsenic and uranium);...upon freshly fractured surfaces and crystal faces (silver, galena, pyrite, haematite). Submetallic lustre...blackish-grey or red-brown rocks, occuring in Brazil, West Germany (ldar) and Bohemia (Giant Mountains). In their...including the arable soil, e.g. Kaiserstuhl (West Germany) and many places in the Central Bohemian Highlands...copper, silver, lead and zinc ores, antimony ores, and mercury ores. The occurrence of silver, lead and | | | Journal (issue) | Cover З A "Florentine Mosaic" The Top of Tab1e. Agate, jasper, lazuгite. Firm "PLUS-. 9"production. Photo:...VIМS only quite recently. Cerargyrite and other silver halides are difficult to identify. They are usually...Occurrence of silver halides in secondary rocks, such as brown iron ores, is a direct indication of silver-bearing...deposits. Silver halides may appear as ore minerals in volcanic and stratiform deposits (Silver Reef and...California). However, sulfide minerals such as silver sulfide, silver-containing galenite, grey ores, and chalcopyrite | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | & M JUNIOR CLUB Collecting In Idar-Oberstein, Germany Since few rock and mineral collectors from the...chance to visit the world famous Idar-Oberstein, Germany, area, I'd like to tell of my 7 visits there. My...to be stationed on an army post in Landsthul, Germany (approx. 40 miles from Idar-Oberstein). At that...San Francisco, Calif. While going to school in Germany (1960) my 6th grade class was trying to find a...through Idar-Oberstein. While there I searched for agate and any other mineral I could find. Digging up small | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 2. Map of southwest Poland at its border with Germany and the Czech Republic. Lwówek Śląski and Lubań...United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, Spain, and Hong Kong. Leslie Gordon photo. emony... and mineral museums (including those in Freiberg, Germany) and sightseeing in the cities of Wrocław...Werner), which houses the Geoscience Museum of the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (TU Bergakademie)...the three world-class mineral museums in Freiberg, Germany, by their curator, Andreas Massanek: the Terra | | | Book | 26 26 • • IV CONTENTS. - ANTIMONY GOLD- SILVER - - - - - - - ARSENIC .. - LEAD - -...ZINC - LEAD- -- - -. , • .. ·- • SILVER Native Silver Sulphides Chloride, &c GOLD - - -.. ...Slate. Dolcoath Mine, Cornwall. I 193. Cr>PPER Silver Ore. PYRITES, ,vitfL. 1 Dolcoatli Mine, Corn1oall...little known in England, but an important 01~e in Saxony, Hungary,Bohemia, &c. 348. F AHLERZ coated with...OnE, AnsENIC.A.L COBALT with strings of native Silver. 489 .. COB.A.LT-BLOOM, ancl pulverulent. Killarney | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | minerals Review Agate Genesis: A Continuing Enigma Terry Moxon 1 and Galina Palyanova 2,3, * 1 2 3 ...discussions based on observations on host rock and agate thick sections. Over the next 25 years, experimental...identifying the physical and chemical properties of agate. The outcome of this work has allowed limited evidence-based...evidence-based comment on the conditions of agate formation. There is a general consensus that agates...Keywords: agate; chalcedony; XRD; genesis; moganite; crystallite growth; age 1. Introduction Agate and chalcedony | | | Book | immensely popular handbook of minerals appeared in Germany I obtained a copy fo! my personal library and was...not always a rock. On the other hand, gold and silver, found pure or in the 'native' state, are indeed...alphabetical order of symbols, (G = gas, N Ag silver Al aluminium M As arsemc An gold B boron B, barium...Fe S than to 7 8 FeS. ElementJ Above left Wire silver, X 1½, Aue, Erzgebirge. Center lift Native gold...sheets, lumps and nuggets are self-explanatory (silver, copper). Reniform (kidney-shaped), mamillary, | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | mine is lead and zinc, with occasional high grade silver. 131 I found here, in addition to the selenite...good limonite pseudos, massive anglesite rich in silver, showy caledonite and linarite, satin spar in 1"...of Mines, I heard of an active uranium mine or quarry a couple of miles from town. Following the highway...pollucite which I discovered at the Strickland Quarry, in Portland, during 1954. "Several institutions...proved to be fairly abundant in one section of the quarry wall, intergrown with lepidolite, spodumene, pink |
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