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Das Köni­greich Marokko ist Ori­ent und Okzi­dent in einem, nur ei­nen Katzen­sprung von Eu­ro­pa ent­fer­nt (sie­he neben­ste­hen­des Fo­to). Die Kon­traste zwischen Wüsten, Hochge­bir­gen, Ber­ber-Dör­fern mit mit­te­lal­ter­lichen Kas­bah-Wohn­bur­gen aus Stampflehm, den er­habe­nen Königsstädten Ra­bat, Meknes, Mar­rakech un ... moreDas Königreich Marokko ist Orient und Okzident in einem, nur einen Katzensprung von Europa entfernt (siehe nebenstehendes Foto). Die Kontraste zwischen Wüsten, Hochgebirgen, Berber-Dörfern mit mittelalterlichen Kasbah-Wohnburgen aus Stampflehm, den erhabenen Königsstädten Rabat, Meknes, Marrakech und Fes und dem modernen und hektischen Casablanca sind atemberaubend. Feine, lange Sandstrände am Mittelmeer und Atlantik, liebliche und sanfte Mittelgebirge mit dichtem Baumbestand von Kiefern und Zedern im Landesinneren (wo man auch Ski fahren und Forellen fischen kann), über die gewaltigen Massive des Hohen Atlas in die südliche Hammada-Wüste am Nordrand der Sahara mit Trockenflüssen - jeder Kilometer einer Reise durch Marokko ist ein Abenteuer für das ... ein Bericht von Peter Seroka
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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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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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Be­cause of its form, col­or and trans­paren­cy, Beryl has al­ways fas­ci­nat­ed peo­ple. Emer­alds, aqua­marines, he­lio­dors and mor­ganites were and are used for the man­u­fac­ture of jew­el­ry be­cause of their beau­ty. The com­mon beryl is the main source of the me­t­al beryl­li­um; 80 % of beryl­li­um ore is mined in the ... moreBecause of its form, color and transparency, Beryl has always fascinated people. Emeralds, aquamarines, heliodors and morganites were and are used for the manufacture of jewelry because of their beauty. The common beryl is the main source of the metal beryllium; 80 % of beryllium ore is mined in the United States. The largest known crystal reached a length of 18 m.

This lavishly researched and very comprehensive portrait by the author Peter Seroka relates to history, name origin, causes of color, occurrences , paragenesis and the use of this mineral and its varieties. Subchapters with numerous photographs and drawings deal with the extraordinary beauty of the mineral. Each chapter itself is a separate portrait of a distinctive variety and its characteristics, occurrences, use and history.

(Full text in German)
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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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