FMF Minerals Gallery

1936 Bender collection label of a malachite from Neubulach, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

1936 Bender collection label of a

1940s Hermann Kraft (Berlin) label of a klaprothite (mixture of wittichenite and emplectite) from Daniel mine, Wittichen, Black Forest (type locality). (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

1940s Hermann Kraft (Berlin) label

3,5 cm malachite aggregate on quartz from the Clara mine near Oberwolfach, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

3,5 cm malachite aggregate on quar

Agardite and fluorite Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany fov 5 mm (Author: ploum)

Agardite and fluo
Clara Mine, Wolfa

Allophane Germsbach, Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 7 x 4,5 cm About 1850 Germsbach was a well-known German locality for Allophane. Today... (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Allophane Germsbach, Baden-Baden,

Arsenic Wenzel mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 4,3 x 2,2 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Arsenic Wenzel mine, Oberwolfach,

Azurite Neubulach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 8 x 6 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Azurite Neubulach, Black Forest, B

Bariopharmacosiderite Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Crystal of 0,58mm 5x. Focus rail MacroRail. Canon EOS 600D. Ikea Lights Photo: Oscar Fernández Arcís, Mineral: Manuel De Torres (Author: ofarcis)

Bariopharmacosiderite Clara Mine,

Barium-pharmacosiderite - Clara Mine, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Field of view:3 mm (Author: Rewitzer Christian)

Barium-pharmacosi
Field of view:3 m

Baryte Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 6 cm (Author: Tobi)

Baryte Clara Mine, Rankach valley,

Baryte Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 6 cm (Author: Tobi)

Baryte Clara Mine, Rankach valley,

Baryte Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Crystal height 40 mm (Author: Tobi)

Baryte Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black

Baryte Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen height 60 mm (Author: Tobi)

Baryte Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black

Baryte Karlstollen mine, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Germany Specimen width: 6,5 cm. Pale blue baryte xls (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Baryte Karlstollen mine, Badenweil

Blue mansfieldite on quartz from Himmelfahrt mine, Neubulach, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Blue mansfieldite on quartz from H

Bluish apatite crystals (5 cm aggregate) in illite matrix from Riesenberg quarry, Hinterohlsbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Bluish apatite crystals (5 cm aggr

Brown bariopharmacosiderite cubes (3 mm each) on baryte and fluorite from the type locality Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Brown bariopharmacosiderite cubes

Calcite Frischglück mine, St. Roman, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 8,8 x 6 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Calcite Frischglück mine, St. Roma

Calcite, quartz Strassburg adit, Friedrich-Christian mine, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 10 x 7 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Calcite, quartz Strassburg adit, F

Clinoclase Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany fov 3 mm (Author: Rewitzer Christian)

Clinoclase Clara Mine, Wolfach, Bl

Clinoclase from Clara Mine, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Field of view:2 mm (Author: Rewitzer Christian)

Clinoclase from C
Field of view:2 m

Cuprite aggregate (2 mm) on baryte from Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Cuprite aggregate (2 mm) on baryte

Dark red ianthinite crystals, alterating to yellow schoepite as a 3 mm aggregate on quartz from the Krunkelbach Uranium prospect, Menzenschwand, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Dark red ianthinite crystals, alte

Emplectite needles (up to 4 mm) on chalcopyrite from Käfersteige mine, Pforzheim, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Emplectite needles (up to 4 mm) on

Fluorite Clara Mine, Black Forest, Germany 60 x 60 x 40 mm, longest crystal edge 25 mm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite Clara Mine, Black Forest,

Fluorite Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany FOV 6 x 4 mm (Author: nurbo)

Fluorite Clara Mine, Rankach valle

Fluorite Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany FOV 6 x 4 mm (Author: nurbo)

Fluorite Clara Mine, Rankach valle

Fluorite Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 45.17x39.19 mm group (Author: Matteo_Chinellato)

Fluorite Clara Mine, Rankach valle

Fluorite Friedrich-Christian mine, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 9 x 7 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Fluorite Friedrich-Christian mine,

Fluorite Hesselbach mine, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 9,5 x 8 cm Largest cube: 8 cm. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Fluorite Hesselbach mine, Oberkirc

Fluorite Hesselbach mine, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 9,5 x 6,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite Hesselbach mine, Oberkirc

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany FOV approx 40 x 30 mm (Author: nurbo)

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach,

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 70 x 40 mm (Author: nurbo)

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach,

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (closed in 1959!!!) Specimen width 9,5 cm, the main fluorite crystal measures 4 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach,

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen width 9,5 cm, the main fluorite crystal measures 4 cm Fluorite backside (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach,

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen width 9,5 cm, the main fluorite crystal measures 4 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach,

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach, Oberkirch, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen width 9,5 cm, the main fluorite crystal measures 4 cm (Photo © by previous owner Carsten Slotta) (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite Hesselbach Mine, Ödsbach,

Fluorite Ilse Mine, Kaltbrunn, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 7,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite Ilse Mine, Kaltbrunn, Sch

Fluorite Ilse mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 5 x 3 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Fluorite Ilse mine, Wittichen, Bla

Fluorite Schlüchttal quarry, Hotzenwald, Black Forest, Germany 2 mm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Fluorite Schlüchttal quarry, Hotze

Fluorite with Barite and Galena Munstertal, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 11x9x5 cm overall size (Author: Jesse Fisher)

Fluorite with Barite and Galena Mu

Fluorite, barite, dolomite Tannenboden Mine, Wieden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 9,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite, barite,
Tannenboden Mine,

Fluorite, baryte (white), dolomite (brown) Tannenboden Mine, Wieden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 9,5 x 7 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite, baryte (white), dolomite

Fluorite, baryte, dolomite Tannenboden Mine, Wieden, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 9,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite, baryte, dolomite Tannenb

Fluorite, hematite Ilse Mine, Kaltbrunn, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 7,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Fluorite, hematite Ilse Mine, Kalt

Former Bally Prior museum/Switzerland: wulfenite from Badenweiler, Black Forest. About 1890. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Former Bally Prior museum/Switzerl

German fluorites: Wölsendorf, Thuringia, Erzgebirge, Black Forest (Author: Tobi)

German fluorites: Wölsendorf, Thur

Good dark orange baryte crystals on hematite from the Krunkelbach Uranium prospect, Menzenschwand, Black Forest. Sample 7 cm. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Good dark orange baryte crystals o

Grey platy stibiopearceite crystal (now you call this mineral polybasite-tac...) on baryte vug from the Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest. The crystal measures 15 x 12 mm. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Grey platy stibiopearceite crystal

Kidney-like chrysocolla in quartz vugg (4 cm width) from the Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Kidney-like chrysocolla in quartz

Malachite Herrensegen mine, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 2,5 cm crystal aggregate (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Malachite Herrensegen mine, Schapb

Mimetite Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen width 70 mm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Badenweiler, Black Forest

Mimetite Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 11 x 8 cm Collection & Photo: Tobias Martin (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Badenweiler, Black Forest

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany FOV 40 mm A nice vug with orange mimetite balls inside (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenwei

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany FOV 45 mm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenwei

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 100 mm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenwei

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 100 mm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenwei

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 100 mm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenwei

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Field of view 3,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Badenwei

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Sehringen, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen height 10 cm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Sehringe

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Sehringen, Badenweiler Pb mining District, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 10 cm (Author: Tobi)

Mimetite Haus Baden Mine, Sehringe

Mimetite Michael mine, Weiler, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Largest crystal: 1 x 0,15 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Mimetite Michael mine, Weiler, Bla

Mimetite from Haus Baden Mine Badenweiler Schwarzwald (Black Forest) Germany Size: 7.6 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm Weight: 17.5 g (Author: Gordian)

Mimetite from Hau
Size: 7.6 x 2.3

Minerals from Black Forest localities Black Forest, Germany (Author: Tobi)

Minerals from Black Forest localit

Olivenite from Clara Mine, Black Forest, Germany. Field of view: 1.6 mm (Author: Rewitzer Christian)

Olivenite from Cl
Field of view: 1.

Olivenite, quartz, calcite Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, BW, Germany fov 3mm (Author: ploum)

Olivenite, quartz
Clara Mine, Wolfa

Olivenite, quartz, calcite Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, BW, Germany fov 3 mm (Author: ploum)

Olivenite, quartz
Clara Mine, Wolfa

Olivenite Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, Germany fov 3 mm (Author: ploum)

Olivenite
Clara Mine, Wolfa

Pharmacosiderite Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, BW, Germany fov 1,1 mm (Author: ploum)

Pharmacosiderite
Clara Mine, Wolfa

Pharmacosiderite Clara Mine, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany fov 1.0 mm (Author: ploum)

Pharmacosiderite
Clara Mine, Wolfa

Phosphofibrite as concentric radials from the Wismut prospect near Röhrsdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony. Second find in Germany after Clara mine/Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Phosphofibrite as concentric radia

Prehnite Vulkan quarry, Urenkopf, Hausach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 6,5 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Prehnite Vulkan quarry, Urenkopf,

Probably the best German hematites come from a small outcrop in the forest near Lenzkirch, Black Forest. The exact position of the locality is kept secret in terms of forest protection. The pic shows crystals up to 2 cm on alterated granite matrix. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Probably the best German hematites

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mining district, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen width 65 mm (Author: Tobi)

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mi

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mining district, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen width 65 mm (Author: Tobi)

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mi

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mining district, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany FOV 35 mm (Author: Tobi)

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mi

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mining district, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 6,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Pyromorphite Schauinsland Pb-Zn mi

Pyromorphite Schauinsland, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Specimen size 6,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Pyromorphite Schauinsland, Black F

Pyromorphite crystal (2 mm) with a very intensive, "glowing" color. From the Giesenbach mine, Lahr, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Pyromorphite crystal (2 mm) with a

Pyromorphite from German localities L: Schauinsland, Black Forest / R: Tanzfleck, Bavaria L: 6,5 cm / R: 5,5 cm (Author: Tobi)

Pyromorphite from German localitie

Quartz with Hematite + Golden/Clear Rutile Lake Bonaparte State Forest 58 x 53 x 50 in MM Close up of Rutile - Dark Purple / Black Rutile (Author: NYFineMineralExchange)

Quartz with Hemat
Lake Bonaparte St

Quartz with Hematite + Golden/Clear Rutile Lake Bonaparte State Forest 58 x 53 x 50 in MM Rutile clearly visable is black / dark red in this specimen, color varies from specimen to specimen. (Author: NYFineMineralExchange)

Quartz with Hematite + Golden/Clea

Quartz with Hematite + Golden/Clear Rutile Lake Bonaparte State Forest 58 x 53 x 50 in MM Close up of Rutile - Dark Purple / Black Rutile (Author: NYFineMineralExchange)

Quartz with Hematite + Golden/Clea

Reddish chalcedony from the Silberbrünnle mine, Gengenbach, Black Forest. 9 cm sample. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Reddish chalcedony from the Silber

Rich azurite crystals with minor fluorite and malachite. A nice cabinet (8,5 cm in width) from the Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Black Forest (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Rich azurite crystals with minor f

Saddle-shaped dolomite crystal with minor pyrite from Schauinsland near Freiburg, Black Forest. Aggregate heighth: 2,5 cm. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Saddle-shaped dolomite crystal wit

Silver Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 4,5x3,5x2 cm Dendritic Silver in pinkish Baryte, from an old german mine. (Author: Simone Citon)

Silver Sophia Mine, Böckelsbach va

Silver Sophia mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Germany. picture width: 8 mm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Silver Sophia mine, Wittichen, Bla

Silver Sophia mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 6,3 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Silver Sophia mine, Wittichen, Bla

Silver, native Sophia mine, Wittichen, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 5,5 x 4 cm (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Silver, native Sophia mine, Wittic

Type locality: 5 mm arseno-uranospathite on blackish quartz from the Krunkelbach Uranium prospect, Menzenschwand, Black Forest. (Author: Andreas Gerstenberg)

Type locality: 5 mm arseno-uranosp

Uranophane from Menzenschwand, Black Forest, Germany. Field of view: 0.8 mm (Author: Rewitzer Christian)

Uranophane from M
Field of view: 0.