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2005:
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2006:
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When we were here we found small but nice shiny Galenit-xx (to 3 mm max and some also weathered with little Cerussit-xx on them) on Dolomit-xx (white to pink saddle-formed xls to 3 mm) together with little Herkimer Quarz-xx (waterclear xx to 3 mm, no organic or sulfidic inclusions), Pyrit-xx (sometimes nicely weathered to peacock colors on Dolomit-xx) and of course Calcit-xx (all small so to 1 cm, usually waterclear but without complex formes). But also Sphalerit-xx (yellowbrown translucent to 2 mm). Sphalerit coated with Galenit-xx. Markasit-xx (to 1 mm, partly coated with a black metallic material?). Pyrit-xx tightly intergrown with Sphalerit-xx. Chalkopyrit/Bornit-xx? Calcit-xx sprayed with micro-Pyrit-xx. Calcit-xx with nicely silvery-red Lepidokrokit grown on it and inside the Calcit-xx. Optically attractive are Lepidokrokit-xx in 'trees', intergrown with silvery globular aggregated Goethit-xx (!) on Calcit-xx.
(all max 2-3 mm xx, so all micromount material)
2007: a morning like every other mornings. sunny, cold, much to hope for but nothing to expect...
And then... Galenit-xx!
The vein from which originally the specimens came:
Washing the specimens a little in situ:
Galenit-specimens before and after cleaning:
A weathered Pyrit-vein in the back of the quarry with interesting minerals:
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