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2nd May 2013 15:45 UTCRoger Lang Manager

Hi all,

today i have a question for all you label enthusiasts and experts.

I got an interesting example of native arsenic with galena and pyrarygite/proustite (few reddish specks) in calcite. The specimen was part of a lot of native arsenic specimens from the Harz Mts., Pribram and Schneeberg area in the Erzgebirge.

I have difficulties reading the locality on the label but have an idea which would make sense.

The label reads

Gediegen Arsenik

(Scherbenkobalt) mit

Bleiglanz, Rotgülden

und Kalkspath

von ?

I would read the locality name as "Bergmannstrost" - this is definitely possible (see http://www.mindat.org/loc-6009.html)

What do you read? And is somebody familiar with the handwriting and has an idea which collector wrote the label.

Any ideas and input appreciated.

Cheers

Roger

2nd May 2013 17:31 UTCGerhard Niklasch Expert

Hi Roger,

I concur with your reading, including the loc.

Can't help concerning the writer of these lines, I'm afraid...

Cheers, Gerhard

2nd May 2013 17:53 UTCUwe Ludwig

You read the Suetterlin fonds correct. However, I recommend to set your question in the German forum "Mineralienatlas". There are a lot of experts for historical mines. If you search for "Etiketten" you find a lot of pictures of old labels to compare.

Uwe Ludwig

2nd May 2013 19:55 UTCRoger Lang Manager

Hi Gerhard, Uwe,

thanks to both of you. Will check in the atlas of course ....

Cheers

Roger

P.S. i don´t think it is Sütterlin (developed from 1911) .. IMO it is "Deutsche Kurrent"

Checked the atlas, no equivalent labels pictured.