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Cop­per was one of the first me­t­als ev­er ex­tract­ed and used by hu­mans, and it has made vi­tal con­tri­bu­tions to sus­tain­ing and im­prov­ing so­ci­e­ty since the dawn of civ­i­l­iza­tion.
The me­t­al and its al­loys have been used for thou­sands of years. Cop­per was first used in coins and or­na­ments start­ing about ... moreCopper was one of the first metals ever extracted and used by humans, and it has made vital contributions to sustaining and improving society since the dawn of civilization.
The metal and its alloys have been used for thousands of years. Copper was first used in coins and ornaments starting about 8000 B.C., and at about 5500 B.C., copper tools helped civilization emerge from the Stone Age. In the Roman era, copper was principally mined on Cyprus, hence the origin of the name of the metal as сyprium (metal of Cyprus), later shortened to сuprum.

The discovery that copper alloyed with tin produces bronze marked the beginning of the Bronze Age at about 3000 B.C.
Copper is easily stretched, molded, and shaped; is resistant to corrosion; and conducts heat and electricity efficiently. As a result, copper was important to early humans and continues to be a material of choice for a variety of domestic, industrial, and high-technology applications today.

Its compounds are commonly encountered as copper(II) salts, which often impart blue or green colors to minerals such as azurite and malachite and have been widely used historically as pigments. ... a contribution by Peter Seroka
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Die äl­testen Gesteine Großbri­tan­niens, 2,7 Mil­liar­den Jahre alte Sed­i­mente und Auf­sch­lüsse, die hoch­gradig me­ta­mor­phe, vulkanische und mag­ma­tische Gesteine zei­gen sowie über 1000 m mächtige, plateau­bil­dende ter­tiäre La­vadeck­en: All das bi­etet die "Isle of Mull". Sie ist zu­dem Ty­plokal­ität zwei­er Min ... moreDie ältesten Gesteine Großbritanniens, 2,7 Milliarden Jahre alte Sedimente und Aufschlüsse, die hochgradig metamorphe, vulkanische und magmatische Gesteine zeigen sowie über 1000 m mächtige, plateaubildende tertiäre Lavadecken: All das bietet die "Isle of Mull". Sie ist zudem Typlokalität zweier Mineralien und Heimat cm großer Saphire. Erik Hock lädt uns mit seinem Beitrag zu einem spanndenen Rundgang auf diese Insel ein und gibt uns einen Einblick in die dortigen geologischen Gegebenheiten. Auch die dem Bericht untergeordneten Lokalitäten sind einen Blick wert.
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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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Die Krei­deküste kann man aus zwei Rich­tun­gen er­reichen, en­twed­er von Sass­nitz oder von Lohme aus. Von bei­den Or­ten kann man eine schöne Wan­derung zum Königs­tuhl un­terneh­men und dabei an der Krei­deküste nach Fos­silien suchen. Zu empfehlen ist eine Wan­derung von Sass­nitz bzw. von der Wald­halle aus zum ... moreDie Kreideküste kann man aus zwei Richtungen erreichen, entweder von Sassnitz oder von Lohme aus. Von beiden Orten kann man eine schöne Wanderung zum Königstuhl unternehmen und dabei an der Kreideküste nach Fossilien suchen. Zu empfehlen ist eine Wanderung von Sassnitz bzw. von der Waldhalle aus zum Königstuhl, wo sich ein Besuch des Nationalpark-Zentrums lohnt. Auf dem Rückweg kann man dann den Weg durch den Wald der Stubbenkammer wählen und hat so einen schönen Rundweg.

Man fährt von Sassnitz aus Richtung Stubbenkammer und kann entweder auf einem Wanderparkplatz halten oder fährt besser noch ein Stück weiter bis zum Abzweig zur Waldhalle und parkt dort. Von der Waldhalle hält man sich in Richtung Königstuhl und gelangt nach ca. 1/2 h zum Abstieg beim Kieler Bach. Früher konnte man auch über einen mittlerweile etwas zerfallenen und daher gesperrten Abstieg in Richtung Sassnitz an die Küste ...
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