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Cop­per was one of the first me­t­als ev­er ex­tract­ed and used by hu­mans, and it has made vi­tal con­tri­bu­tions to sus­tain­ing and im­prov­ing so­ci­e­ty since the dawn of civ­i­l­iza­tion.
The me­t­al and its al­loys have been used for thou­sands of years. Cop­per was first used in coins and or­na­ments start­ing about ... moreCopper was one of the first metals ever extracted and used by humans, and it has made vital contributions to sustaining and improving society since the dawn of civilization.
The metal and its alloys have been used for thousands of years. Copper was first used in coins and ornaments starting about 8000 B.C., and at about 5500 B.C., copper tools helped civilization emerge from the Stone Age. In the Roman era, copper was principally mined on Cyprus, hence the origin of the name of the metal as сyprium (metal of Cyprus), later shortened to сuprum.

The discovery that copper alloyed with tin produces bronze marked the beginning of the Bronze Age at about 3000 B.C.
Copper is easily stretched, molded, and shaped; is resistant to corrosion; and conducts heat and electricity efficiently. As a result, copper was important to early humans and continues to be a material of choice for a variety of domestic, industrial, and high-technology applications today.

Its compounds are commonly encountered as copper(II) salts, which often impart blue or green colors to minerals such as azurite and malachite and have been widely used historically as pigments. ... a contribution by Peter Seroka
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... 1804 schreibt Prof. Dr. Ge­org A. Bertele über Uran­glim­mer und 1805 Mathias Flurl über zeisig­grünem Uran­glim­mer, beide schriftlichen Hin­weise und auch die Flu­o­rit­stufen aus den Samm­lun­gen von Abra­ham Gott­lob Wern­er und Jo­hann Wolf­gang von Goethe sind kein Be­weis dafür, dass der Flußs­pat­berg­bau im ... more... 1804 schreibt Prof. Dr. Georg A. Bertele über Uranglimmer und 1805 Mathias Flurl über zeisiggrünem Uranglimmer, beide schriftlichen Hinweise und auch die Fluoritstufen aus den Sammlungen von Abraham Gottlob Werner und Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sind kein Beweis dafür, dass der Flußspatbergbau im Wölsendorfer Revier schon in der Zeit um 1800 – 1810 begonnen hat, da muss ich Dr. Heinz Ziehr wiedersprechen und auch das handgeschriebene Etikett aus der Fürstenbergsammlung, Donaueschingen, aus der Zeit zwischen 1800 und 1820 ist kein Beleg dafür das hier schon Flußspatbergbau umgegangen ist, denn gesammelt wurde von einer bestimmten Personengruppe schon immer und dazu "musste" ein Stück von Welsenberg (das Dorf Welsenberg (Wölsenberg) ist damit gemeint) gehören, die ohne weiteres am Hang zur Naab hin, am Naabranken und am Ausbiss des Rolandganges, gefunden werden ... Ein Beitrag von Michael Kommer
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Min­er­al por­trait gar­netThis portrait mainly deals with the 6 classic garnets, their amazing history, the world’s best known classic and modern localities and deposits and their use as a gems or abrasives. It also deals with the common belief related to the non-existence of blue garnets and its refutation proven by new finds. A separate chapter deals with synthetic garnets. But it also deals with the mix up of definitions, groupings and old and unnecessary terms, which have finally been terminated or brought to a common denominator.

In 2012 the IMA (CNMNC) has defined garnets as members of the Garnet Supergroup, which include all minerals isostructural with garnet regardless of what elements occupy the four atomic sites; i.e. the supergroup includes several chemical classes . Those minerals are closely related to each other and may form a series with each other. Some garnets form intermediary minerals between each member, and may even be intergrown within a single crystal.

With the publication of the new nomenclature of the garnet supergroup, the term “garnet group” does not have its meaning anymore and the intermediate working term “Garnet superstructural group” has been replaced by “Garnet Supergroup”.
There are 32 approved species and 5 “candidate” species waiting on approval. The 32 species are subdivided by their Z-charge into 29 species, which belong to 5 groups and to 3 single representative species.
One of those 5 groups is the “Garnet group”, consisting of the 6 former (classic) garnets Pyrope, Grossular, Spessartine, Almandine, Uvarovite and Andradite plus 8 rarer garnets , as Menzerite-(Y), Eringaite, Goldmanite, Momoiite, Knorringite, Calderite, Majorite and Morimotoite.
This por­trait main­ly deals with the 6 clas­sic gar­nets, their amaz­ing his­to­ry, the world’s best known clas­sic and mod­ern lo­cal­i­ties and de­posits and their use as a gems or abra­sives. It al­so deals with the com­mon be­lief re­lat­ed to the non-ex­is­tence of blue gar­nets and its refu­ta­tion proven by new ... moreThis portrait mainly deals with the 6 classic garnets, their amazing history, the world’s best known classic and modern localities and deposits and their use as a gems or abrasives. It also deals with the common belief related to the non-existence of blue garnets and its refutation proven by new finds. A separate chapter deals with synthetic garnets. But it also deals with the mix up of definitions, groupings and old and unnecessary terms, which have finally been terminated or brought to a common denominator.

In 2012 the IMA (CNMNC) has defined garnets as members of the Garnet Supergroup, which include all minerals isostructural with garnet regardless of what elements occupy the four atomic sites; i.e. the supergroup includes several chemical classes . Those minerals are closely related to each other and may form a series with each other. Some garnets form intermediary minerals between each member, and may even be intergrown within a single crystal.

With the publication of the new nomenclature of the garnet supergroup, the term “garnet group” does not have its meaning anymore and the intermediate working term “Garnet superstructural group” has been replaced by “Garnet Supergroup”.
There are 32 approved species and 5 “candidate” species waiting on approval. The 32 species are subdivided by their Z-charge into 29 species, which belong to 5 groups and to 3 single representative species.
One of those 5 groups is the “Garnet group”, consisting of the 6 former (classic) garnets Pyrope, Grossular, Spessartine, Almandine, Uvarovite and Andradite plus 8 rarer garnets , as Menzerite-(Y), Eringaite, Goldmanite, Momoiite, Knorringite, Calderite, Majorite and Morimotoite.
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Ear­ly be­fore Py­ro­mor­phite got its name, Py­ro­mor­phite was known as Grün-, Braun-, Bunt­bleierz or Po­lychrom. Best spec­i­men are known from Freiberg, Clausthal, Dorn­bach and Pri­bram adorned the former Min­er­als cabi­nets of Jo­hann Richter, Karl Pabst von Ohain, Chris­tian Lud­wig Stieglitz, Car­o­line Louise ... moreEarly before Pyromorphite got its name, Pyromorphite was known as Grün-, Braun-, Buntbleierz or Polychrom. Best specimen are known from Freiberg, Clausthal, Dornbach and Pribram adorned the former Minerals cabinets of Johann Richter, Karl Pabst von Ohain, Christian Ludwig Stieglitz, Caroline Louise of Baden, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Abraham Gottlob Werner, Ignaz von Born, Sigmund Zois and other prominent collectors of the 18th to early 19th century. The first chemical analysis undertook M. H. Klaproth in 1784; the name Pyromorphit, from the Greek "pyro" for fire and "Morpho" for form, was of J.F.L. Hausmann 1813 awarded. The reason for this peculiar ... An article by Peter Seroka in german language
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