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Fluorite
Cubic XX, edge up to 2.2cm
6x11.5cm
Marienschacht mine, Wölsendorf Fluorite mining district, Schwandorf,
Bavaria. Germany
Specimen n.261
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piece
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Fluorite
Group of cubic XX, edge up to 1 cm, on massive fluorite. There are
clear visible phantoms for cinnabar and other oxides inclusions
6x11.5cm
Cäcilia Mine mine, Wölsendorf Fluorite mining district, Schwandorf,
Bavaria. Germany
Specimen n.1343
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entire
piece
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Fluorite
Fluorite XX, edge max 2.3cm
9x5.5cm
Johannesschacht mine, Wölsendorf Fluorite mining district, Schwandorf,
Bavaria. Germany
Specimen n.746
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Quartz
These XX - edge up to 1.3cm - are a sort of dark amethist; I prefere
to classify the specimen as "Iron quartz", since I doubt It
could be properly amethist. The quartz XX are a 2nd generation, since it
is evident, on the back, the sign of some 1st generation quartz XX tips.
There are thin plates of baryte amongst the Quartz XX
10x7cm
Johannesschacht mine, Wölsendorf Fluorite mining district, Schwandorf,
Bavaria.
Germany
Specimen n.562
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view
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Saxony |
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Baryte
Tabular XX scattered on a matrix made by purple cubes of fluorite, as
clearly visible in the second photo
13x8cm
Pohla, Schwarzenberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony. Germany
Specimen n.423
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piece
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Fluorite
Yellow transparent cubic XX, edges up to 1.4cm, surrounded by white calcite
on microcrystalline transparent quartz (with gray appearance
because of the color of the rock). There are a lot of micro-XX of galena,
visible with lens
18x12cm
Beihilfe mine, Halsbrücke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony. Germany
Specimen n.425
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piece
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Fluorite
Fine group of dark fluorite XX, edge up to 1.5 cm
4.7x4.5cm
Frohau, Erzgebirge, Saxony. Germany
Specimen n.1020 |
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Baden-Württemberg,
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Baryte
Semitransparent XX, edge up to 3 cm, in the typical shape from this ancient mine
Clara mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. Germany
9x8cm
Specimen n.245
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piece
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Fluorite
Nice XX with phantoms, the external part is clearer
6x5cm
Friedrich Christian mine, Wildschappbachtal, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg.
Germany
Specimen n.715
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Fluorite
Well shaped octahedron, edge 1.6cm, on a bed of calcite
6x7cm
Artenberg quarry, Steinach, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. Germany
Specimen n.123
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Fluorite
Cubic XX (edge up to 3.7cm) with a blue phantom, clearly
visible. A small quartz matrix and some baryte
7.5x5cm
Clara mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. Germany
Specimen n.745
2nd photo,
entire piece
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Fluorite
Group of cubic XX, edges up to 1.6cm
9.5x7cm
Clara mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. Germany
Specimen n.638
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Fluorite
Fluorite XX, edge up to 3.5cm; Fluorite is covered by iron oxides,
but the inner part is pale blue to lilac, opaque. Some sides are covered
by thin plates of baryte
9x10cm
Anton mine, Wieden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. Germany
Specimen n.218
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Fluorite
Pale lilac to white XX; it is interesting to note the small
aggregates of black hematite inside and under the transparent XX
(edge up to 0.8cm)
9x5.5cm
Ilse mine, Kaltbrunn, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. Germany
Specimen n.556
Another photo: entire
piece
Another photo:
a detail
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Pharmacosiderite
Small but well done cubic XX, edge up to 2cm, on a calcite
matrix
7x7cm
Clara mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. Germany
Specimen n.802 Another photo:
entire
piece
Another photo:
a detail
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