Gadernheim, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Black Petitjeanite crystals with orange Bismutite and Malachite from Bergweg,Gadernheim,Germany. Acquired from Klaus Petitjean (1939-2021) after which the mineral was named.

© Uwe Haubenreisser

Spherical group of tabular bismutite crystals on quartz. Collected by Klaus Petitjean in 1987.

© Volker Betz (2014)

Picture with 3 mm. Collection and foto Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2008

Dark brown aggregate of Petitjeanite. Field of view 8 mm. Collection M. Kampf 00-015.

Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2008

Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried.

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2008

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2008

Light blue-green tsumebite on barite. Collected by Klause Petitjean in 10-91. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2009

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2008

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2008

Cuprite crystals on quartz associated with malachite. Collected by Klaus Petitjean in 1-91. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2009

Blades of emplectite in quartz associated with wittichenite, azurite, and malachite. Collected by Klaus Petitjean in 9-93. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2009

Picture width 2 mm. Collection and photo Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 6/2008

© Uwe Haubenreisser

Sony Alpha 7R ii, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan 20x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, Stack-Master linear actor, stack shot control. Collection and photo: Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 11/2016

Sony Alpha 7R ii, bellows, Mitutoyo M Plan 20x, aperture, Raynox DCR-250 retro, Stack-Master linear actor, stack shot control. Grey Atelestite rosettes. Collection and photo: Stephan Wolfsried

© Stephan Wolfsried 11/2016

Metallic krupkaite in quartz. Collected and analyzed by Klaus Pettijean in 1993. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2016

Crystals of copper on quartz. Associated mineral, not in the photograph, is cuprite. Collected by Klaus Pettijean in 1991. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2016

© Uwe Haubenreisser

Malachite on pyromorphite on quartz. Collected by Klaus Pettijean in 1991. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.

© Brent Thorne 2016

Mrazekite is one of the rarest minerals at this locality, collected in 1989 by Klaus Petitjean (1939-2021).

© Uwe Haubenreisser

Relatively large (for the location) Pyromorphite crystal from Bergweg, Gadernheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany.

© Uwe Haubenreisser