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Sil­ver and sil­ver min­er­als are amongst the most de­sir­abe ob­jects since the be­gin­n­ing of min­er­al col­lect­ing. Sil­ver wires and curls from Kongs­berg and Freiberg are the coro­na­tion of each min­er­al col­lec­tion. Beau­ti­ful pyrar­gyrites and proustites en­hance each col­lec­tor's heat­beat.

How­ev­er, sil­ver is ... moreSilver and silver minerals are amongst the most desirabe objects since the beginning of mineral collecting. Silver wires and curls from Kongsberg and Freiberg are the coronation of each mineral collection. Beautiful pyrargyrites and proustites enhance each collector's heatbeat.

However, silver is not only the essence of high-end collecting but has contributed essentially to the history of mankind. Uncountable remain the millions of greek and phenician slaves, middle age european miners and millions of indios who have left their lives for silver.

Silver is one of the seven metals known since thousands of years, already been mentioned in the bible. Mountains of slag in Asia Minor, Arabia and on the agaen islands prove technologies to produce silver from lead ore; knowledges people had been acquainted with since at least 4.000 year B.C. Since the antiquity silver had been used to make finery and ornaments, however, most of this metal was used to stamp coins. The monetary system of many countries was based on silver; the one, who owned silver, was able to finance wars. One of the main pillars of power of Athens, Rome, the Phenicians, the church, the kings and queens of Castilia, the Austrian house of Habsburg and, last not least, of the Americans had been their control over the richest silver mines and the wars, which they made by paying their soldiery with silver coins.
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The min­er­al fair end­ed suc­cess­ful­ly and the au­thor of this ar­ti­cle re­ceived on­ly pos­i­tive feed­back. Many deal­ers were ex­treme­ly sat­is­fied. Ac­cord­ing to the or­ganiz­er, 18,000 guests visit­ed the halls on Sa­t­ur­day alone. Both days were a hive of ac­tiv­i­ty and the nu­mer­ous chil­dren's at­trac­tions were wel ... moreThe mineral fair ended successfully and the author of this article received only positive feedback. Many dealers were extremely satisfied. According to the organizer, 18,000 guests visited the halls on Saturday alone. Both days were a hive of activity and the numerous children's attractions were well received. Parents were everywhere with their children to complete the geo-rally.

For mineral collectors, the usual dealers were on site, although some tables remained empty. There were no highlights from the scene or overflowing tables with identical material from new finds. However, one stand with an impressive selection of Germanite chunks was a welcome novelty.

The special exhibition “The Impossible Crystal” was a success. Even if not all the exhibits could be described as “impossible crystal”, all the pieces were of the best quality and well worth seeing. In the B halls, the author visited the “Young Designers”, including a student who presented cast silver jewelry in an organic design that showed off the embedded stones to their best advantage - an impressive piece of work...

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Beim An­ti­lope Cany­on han­delt es sich um eine in Jahr­tausen­den aus Na­va­jo Sand­stein her­aus ge­spülte Sch­lucht, die durch ihre gesch­wun­gen For­men und Licht­spiele ei­nen be­son­deren Reiz auf den Be­trachter ausübt. Beste Zeit für ei­nen Be­such ist Mit­tag bis Nach­mit­tag, da dann das Beste Farb­spiel zu beobac ... moreBeim Antilope Canyon handelt es sich um eine in Jahrtausenden aus Navajo Sandstein heraus gespülte Schlucht, die durch ihre geschwungen Formen und Lichtspiele einen besonderen Reiz auf den Betrachter ausübt. Beste Zeit für einen Besuch ist Mittag bis Nachmittag, da dann das Beste Farbspiel zu beobachten ist. Ein Besuch sollte nur bei strahlendem Sonnenschein vorgenommen werden, da nur dann die farblichen Differenzen von violett bis leuchtendem Orange richtig zur Geltung kommen. Die unterschiedliche Lichtintensität im Canyon vermittelt den Eindruck von verschiedenfarbigem Sandstein...
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Als Dublet­ten oder Tri­plet­ten bezeich­net man senkrecht zur An­sicht verk­lebte Steine, die aus zwei (Dublet­ten) oder drei verk­lebten Schicht­en (Tri­plet­ten) beste­hen. Kon­strukte mit mehr als drei Be­s­tandteilen haben kei­nen an­deren Na­men. Mo­saike sind mehrteilig, aber auch par­al­lel der Blick­rich­tung zus ... moreAls Dubletten oder Tripletten bezeichnet man senkrecht zur Ansicht verklebte Steine, die aus zwei (Dubletten) oder drei verklebten Schichten (Tripletten) bestehen. Konstrukte mit mehr als drei Bestandteilen haben keinen anderen Namen. Mosaike sind mehrteilig, aber auch parallel der Blickrichtung zusammengefügt. Eine weitere Sonderform sind Soudé (Soudée) -Steine, die mit Glas verschmolzen, also nicht verklebt werden. Diesen Steinen ähnlich sind mit blauem Glas überzogene, natürliche Lapis-Lazuli-Stücke. Blickt man auf die Glasfläche hat man einen intensiven Farbeindruck, bei dem sich die Struktur des unteren, natürlichen Teiles ebenfalls wiedergegeben findet. Gefasste Dubletten, Triplette und die hier erwähnten Sonderformen lassen sich nur schwer im Schmuckstück erkennen. Hat man die Stücke lose vor sich genügt oft ein Blick auf die Seite der Steine, um ihre Komposition zu offenbaren.

Ein Britrag von Klaus Schäfer
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The min­er­al por­trait flu­o­rit is based on the book "SERO­KA, P.; 2001: FLU­O­RIT - Dat­en - Fak­ten - Weltweite Vorkom­men"; a de­tailed and ex­haus­tive in­for­ma­tion on the min­er­al's char­ac­teris­tics, the crys­tal forms, crys­tal growth and the dif­fer­ent ag­gre­gates and pseu­do­mor­phos­es.

Spe­cial chapters deal ... moreThe mineral portrait fluorit is based on the book "SEROKA, P.; 2001: FLUORIT - Daten - Fakten - Weltweite Vorkommen"; a detailed and exhaustive information on the mineral's characteristics, the crystal forms, crystal growth and the different aggregates and pseudomorphoses.

Special chapters deal with the fluorite deposits and global settings, the mining of fluorspar and ore processing; One chapter shows the development of fluorite collecting in the past and now.

The most comprehensive part of the book is dedicated to the mineral's worldwide deposits, describing the best known old, classic and modern occurrences in 96 countries . A great number of mineral and mining photographs accompany each chapter, showing the characteristics of most fluorites from a specific deposit.

(Full text in German)
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