Our European minerals come from my personal collection as well as own finds in France, Germany, Greece etc.
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Last update : April 28, 2024
Bournonite & Sphalerite, 23x15x15cm, 6500 g
Saint-Laurent Le Minier, France | 395 CHF
Siderite, 18x6x5cm
La Mure, France | 45 CHF
Quartz, smoky, 1980, 5x5x4cm (114 g)
Col de Fouchy, France | 28 CHF
Galena, Aragonite, 6x3x3cm (70 g)
Ste Marie aux Mines, France | 15 CHF
Molybdenite, 4x4x3cm (69 g)
Château-Lambert, France | 10 CHF
Molybdenite, 2,5×2,5x2cm (15 g)
Château-Lambert, France | 10 CHF
Calcite 2 generations, 6x4x2,5cm
Lavrio, Greece | 8 CHF
Annabergite, 4x3x1,5cm (20 g)
Lavrio, Greece | 25 CHF
Annabergite on Calcite, 4x3x2cm (17 g)
Lavrio, Greece | 32 CHF
Amethyst, 4x2x3cm (31 g)
Bergheim, France | 8 CHF
Novacekite/Heinrichite, 4x3x3cm (33 g)
Wittichen, Germany | 8 CHF
Brandtite, 3x3x3cm (8 g)
Presberg, Sweden | 12 CHF
Pseudomalachite, 2x2x2cm (8 g)
Silberbrünnle mine, Germany | 10 CHF
Goethite, 4x4x3 cm (45 g)
Sewen, France | 20 CHF
Malachite on Quartz, 6x4x2 cm (50 g)
Silberbrünnle, Germany | 15 CHF
Erythrite, 3x2x2 cm (21 g)
Wittichen, Germany | 8 CHF
Siderite + Quartz, 4x4cm
Hennenloch, Germany | 10 CHF
Locations
Bergheim, Alsace, France (alt. 300 m)
At a complex geological location in the Rhine valley, the region is home to breccia rich in amethyst, fluorite and barite.
Minerals : Quartz, Amethyst, Fluorite
Château-Lambert, Vosges, France (alt. 800 m)
An ancient silver mine known for its molybdenite occurrence (one of the few places in France for this mineral, MoS2).
Minerals : Malachite, Molybdenite.
Hennenloch Mine, Black Forest, Germany (alt. 400 m)
An ancient copper-bismuth mine, long abandoned and quite hard to locate. Only a gallery and a shaft remain. It took me days to dig under the chestnut leaves to find remarkable specimens of siderite, at various stages of pseudomorphosis into goethite.
Minerals : Siderite, Hematite, Baryte, Quartz, Psilomelane, Bismuthinite.
Lavrio Mining District, Greece (alt. 0-200 m)
Antique metallic mines that made the wealth of the Greek Empire. Nowadays, the dumps and slags still provide interesting minerals, especially for micromounts. Also a world famous location for Annabergite crystals, (Ni,Co)3(AsO4)2.8H2O
Nowadays, part of the sector is within a national park, and collecting is restricted.
Minerals : Annabergite, Aurichalcite, Azurite, Calcite, Conichalcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Hemimorphite, Smithsonite,…
Sainte-Marie aux Mines, France (alt. 400-1200m)
France’s most famous mining district dates back to the Middle Ages. Now the town is famous also for its mineral show, the world’s second largest after Tucson, AZ (USA).
Minerals : Silver, copper, lead, copper, arsenic and cobalt minerals… and many others
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