A Mineralogical Journey across Europe
Friedrich Naumann (Text), Jörg Wittig (Pictures)
published 2014 by E-Sights Publishing
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ISBN: 978-3-945189-07-8
Five centuries ago the great scholar of mining and metallurgy Georgius Agricola said: "The soul's most pleasing food is observing nature". Particularly with regard to the unique treasures the fascinating realm of minerals has to offer, this is true even today. So far, more than 4,250 different kinds of minerals have been found, most of them unsurpassable in their crystalline shape, unusual colours and aesthetic perfection. Collecting and preserving these precious objects of "frozen earth history" is not only fascinating but immensely useful if, as in the present case, these arduously acquired minerals are made available to the public and therefore to general education.
For the Swiss scholar Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher it was a matter of course to donate her unique collection of minerals collected with great enthusiasm from all parts of the world to the oldest mining academy of the world, the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, as a foundation in 2004. With this, Freiberg's geosciences have now an excellent scientific base.