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... Erst knapp 50 Jahre später lie­gen wied­er Nachricht­en vor, und zwar Abrech­nun­gen aus den Jahren 1782 bis 1791. Die da­ma­li­gen Pächter waren die Krett­nich­er Ein­woh­n­er Ni­co­laus Wie­sen, Mat­thias Fin­k­ler und Jo­hann Bathis, Er­ster­er hatte in den 10 Jahren 346 Rtl., der zweite 95 Rtl. und der let­zte 146 ... more... Erst knapp 50 Jahre später liegen wieder Nachrichten vor, und zwar Abrechnungen aus den Jahren 1782 bis 1791. Die damaligen Pächter waren die Krettnicher Einwohner Nicolaus Wiesen, Matthias Finkler und Johann Bathis, Ersterer hatte in den 10 Jahren 346 Rtl., der zweite 95 Rtl. und der letzte 146 Rtl. eingenommen. Hauptabnehmer waren Johannes Scherer in Scheuern, Pastor Anhäuser in Lockweiler, sowie Johannes Bördeler (Birtel) in Krettnich, die offenbar das abgenommene Erz auf eigene Rechnung weitervertrieben. Als Bergmann war damals Paul Jungblut ... Ein Bericht von Berthold Stein
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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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Das Min­er­al Wulfenit wurde - so die all­ge­mein ver­breit­ete Ver­sion bzw. der all­ge­mein ver­breit­ete Ir­r­tum - Ende des 18. Jh. vom öster­reichischen Je­suit­en (Ab­bé), Bo­tanik­er und Min­er­alo­gen Franz Frei­herr von Wulfen ent­deckt und von ihm in sein­er berühmten "Ab­hand­lung vom Kärn­th­nerischen Bleys­pathe" im ... moreDas Mineral Wulfenit wurde - so die allgemein verbreitete Version bzw. der allgemein verbreitete Irrtum - Ende des 18. Jh. vom österreichischen Jesuiten (Abbé), Botaniker und Mineralogen Franz Freiherr von Wulfen entdeckt und von ihm in seiner berühmten "Abhandlung vom Kärnthnerischen Bleyspathe" im Jahr 1785 beschrieben und gezeichnet, obwohl es bereits 1772 eine Veröffentlichung des Siebenbürgener Mineralogen und Geologen Ignaz von Born gab, mit dem Titel: "Plumbum spatosum flavo-rubrum pellucidum" (von Annaberg in Niederösterreich). Von Wulfen selbst zitierte den berühmten Bergrat Scopoli, welcher in seiner "Einleitung zur Kenntnis der Fossilien" den kärntherischen Bleyspat als " ungestaltete, ockergelblichte, versteinerte Bleyerde, welche im Zentner 27 bis 30 Pfund Blei enthält " beschrieb... ein Beitrag von Peter Seroka
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One of Mada­gas­car's ge­o­log­i­cal spe­cial­ties are the so-called Ts­in­gy: bizarre, at first sight hos­tile Karst land­s­capes, though form, due to the in­ac­ces­si­bil­i­ty, a refu­gial area for some spe­cies. The word Ts­in­gy means "walk­ing one tip-toes" or "where one can­not walk bare-foot" in Mala­gasy lan­guage, an ... moreOne of Madagascar's geological specialties are the so-called Tsingy: bizarre, at first sight hostile Karst landscapes, though form, due to the inaccessibility, a refugial area for some species. The word Tsingy means "walking one tip-toes" or "where one cannot walk bare-foot" in Malagasy language, an accurate description for the partially razor-sharp rock formations which can reach 20 m in height and with ends which can be as thin as pencils.

Best known and most impressive are the Tsingy of Bemaraha in the West of the island and the Tsingy of Ankarana in the North, both widespread Karst areas. In the North, as well, about 10 km south of the city of Antsiranana, one can find the Red Tsingy which have been washed out of the lateritic layer of earth.
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Ac­tu­al­ly, this is a pic­turesque place in a well-kept for­est. Nev­er­the­less, in the past, evil it­self is said to have preached to the damned here from a large, sol­i­tary, tow­er­ing rock spur. To­day, the term Dev­il's Pul­pit in­spires one to play with as­so­ci­a­tions, as do the draw­ings of agates found here. ... moreActually, this is a picturesque place in a well-kept forest. Nevertheless, in the past, evil itself is said to have preached to the damned here from a large, solitary, towering rock spur. Today, the term Devil's Pulpit inspires one to play with associations, as do the drawings of agates found here. Their fantastic outlines, coupled with the unusual shape of the secondary rock, evoke images in the viewer that he would not have suspected in a stone. And on the devil's pulpit no longer an evil demon is waiting for the agate collector, but other executive powers threatening with purgatory... a contribution by Klaus Schäfer and others (in german)
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At the site Palioka­mariza Mine No. 18 (Pla­ka, Lavri­on, At­ti­ca, Greece), yel­low, nee­dle-like ura­ni­um min­er­als were ob­served grow­ing on gyp­sum. Un­der UV light (365 nm), two dist­inct flu­o­res­cence col­ors ap­peared: short­er, thin­n­er nee­dles glowed bright green, while longer, well-formed nee­dles glowed yel ... moreAt the site Paliokamariza Mine No. 18 (Plaka, Lavrion, Attica, Greece), yellow, needle-like uranium minerals were observed growing on gypsum. Under UV light (365 nm), two distinct fluorescence colors appeared: shorter, thinner needles glowed bright green, while longer, well-formed needles glowed yellow...

This study illustrates a notable epitaxial relationship between Boltwoodite (green luminescent) and Sklodowskite (yellow luminescent) on a gypsum matrix, discovered at Lavrion, Greece. Luminescent differentiation under UV, combined with spectroscopic and EDX analyses, revealed the intergrowth of the two uranium silicates—providing insight into their growth and crystallization behavior
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