| After the discovery of silver deposits in Christiansdorf - the now called Freiberg - over the time the mining was also expanded on the upper mountain. Thus from about 1240, the tin deposits (with the beginnings of subsurface mining also silver) around Ehrenfriedersdorf was mined. By finding rich si ... moreAfter the discovery of silver deposits in Christiansdorf - the now called Freiberg - over the time the mining was also expanded on the upper mountain. Thus from about 1240, the tin deposits (with the beginnings of subsurface mining also silver) around Ehrenfriedersdorf was mined. By finding rich silver adits in the 2nd third of the 15th Century the great mountain towns like Schneeberg (municipal law since 1477) and Annaberg (municipal law since 1496) was founded. (Article in german) |
| Kreide oder Kreidezeit nennt man die Zeitperiode der geologischen Zeitachse, die den obersten Teil des Mesozoikum bildet. Als solche folgt sie dem Jura und beginnt vor ca. 144,5 Mio. Jahren. Die Kreide endet vor ca. 65,5 Mio. Jahren mit dem Übergang zum Paläozän, dem ältesten Teil des Paläogen. Die ... moreKreide oder Kreidezeit nennt man die Zeitperiode der geologischen Zeitachse, die den obersten Teil des Mesozoikum bildet. Als solche folgt sie dem Jura und beginnt vor ca. 144,5 Mio. Jahren. Die Kreide endet vor ca. 65,5 Mio. Jahren mit dem Übergang zum Paläozän, dem ältesten Teil des Paläogen. Die Kreide wird grob in Unterkreide und Oberkreide geteilt. Diese gliedern sich wieder in weitere Stufen. Für eine genaue Unterteilung der Kreide siehe die Geologische Zeittafel. |
| 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. |