| Iin 1546 Georgius Agricola reported about a white metal which is fused to the Rammelsberg lead and silver melter and that you could scrape off. He called this metal "contrefey", because it could imitate gold. Agricola did not recognize that this metal was zinc. He further observed that a similar met ... moreIin 1546 Georgius Agricola reported about a white metal which is fused to the Rammelsberg lead and silver melter and that you could scrape off. He called this metal "contrefey", because it could imitate gold. Agricola did not recognize that this metal was zinc. He further observed that a similar metal, which he named from some unknown reasons "ZINCUM" arose under similar circumstances in Silesia during smelting. |
| Inclusions are inside the crystal enclosed foreign materials like liquids, gases, hydrocarbons (oil, asphalt), sediment, NaCl, as well as other minerals or crystals. Inclusions can be a sort of fingerprint of the place of dicovery. Thus inclusions show us under which geologic conditions minerals had ... moreInclusions are inside the crystal enclosed foreign materials like liquids, gases, hydrocarbons (oil, asphalt), sediment, NaCl, as well as other minerals or crystals. Inclusions can be a sort of fingerprint of the place of dicovery. Thus inclusions show us under which geologic conditions minerals had formed. This allows conclusions on the place of discovery. The article deals with the different kinds of inclusions, her conditions of build, which minerals do often have inclusions and how they appear. (Full text in german) |
| Eine durch Faltung entstandene Verbiegung oder Verkrümmung einer ehemals horizontal geschichteten Gesteinseinheit in allen Größenordnungen. Je nach Form unterscheidet man Knickfalten, Biegefalten oder Fließfalten. Die Faltenformen Sattel (Antiform) und Mulde (Synform) sind abhängig von der Mächtigke ... moreEine durch Faltung entstandene Verbiegung oder Verkrümmung einer ehemals horizontal geschichteten Gesteinseinheit in allen Größenordnungen. Je nach Form unterscheidet man Knickfalten, Biegefalten oder Fließfalten. Die Faltenformen Sattel (Antiform) und Mulde (Synform) sind abhängig von der Mächtigkeit des verfalteten Schichtpaketes, den mechanischen Eigenschaften der Gesteine, dem Vorhandensein von Abscherflächen und auftretenden Spannungen. |