Hey everyone, I hope you are all well and you have a weekend full of interesting experiences! Today I would like to talk a little about minerals and hope you can expand your knowledge a little.
Recently I photographed two beautiful specimens of the rare mineral Beraunite and from the chemical composition it is an iron-containing phosphate that is also often found together with iron ore. The mineral was probably found for the first time in the Czech Republic in Beroun and was examined and described by the mineralogist August Breithaupt (1791 - 1873) who had decided to name it after the place of discovery and to this day it has been discovered at almost 200 other locations. It is just one of the many minerals that Breithaupt has studied and he has made a big name for himself in this area and is considered one of the best-known mineralogists who still inspires numerous mineral enthusiasts with his diverse research work. From an economic point of view, there are no direct areas of application, however, it may happen that it is used together with other iron minerals as an ore, but is not specifically mined for these purposes. It is particularly interesting because of the different crystal shapes in the circles of collectors and also in the area of research there is one or the other interesting approach for which the mineral could be used. There are also crystals that can be somewhat reminiscent of needles or panels and in addition, it has a shiny or glassy surface and the color can vary greatly and there are gray, brown or green specimens and an important influencing factor for differences in colors is often the addition with other minerals or impurities.
Thanks a lot for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about minerals! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!
