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, Agrigento, , (10 7 2,5 .)


-Crystals of native sulphur on aragonite , Agrigento , Sicily , Italy

-Chalcanthite , CuSO4·5H2O , and melanterite FeSO4 • 7H2O , Lavrion , Greece (6X2,5X3 cms)

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Emeralds from Panjshir , Afghanistan – Panjshir ,

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Panjshir (Persian: , literally


"Five Lions", also spelled as Panjsher) is
one of the thirty-four provinces of
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divided into seven districts and contains
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Panjshir became an independent province
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Takhar in the north, Badakhshan and
Nuristan in the east, Laghman and Kapisa
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Map of Afghanistan where Punshir area is indicated


Punshir ,
( Map Courtesy : Google Earth and Wikipedia )

(Mineral specimens ,Courtesy : Mr. Sajid Don , Pakistan)

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Gilgit , ( 63 )
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worldwide. This project will also include the names of all collectors, museums, educational institutes,
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ATLAS VON MINERALIEN VON LAVRION
-Lavrion (Lavreotiki) ist eines der besten "Laboratorien" der Mineralogie der Erde. Seine Geschichte ist in
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The disastrous accident of Baia Mare
Panagiotis Vergoulis
Mining and metallurgical engineer, MSc Environment and development, National
Technical University of Athens (bergmet@yahoo.com )

January 30, 2000. A date well-known in Romania, as it is connected in the memory of


the people to an incident that changed their lives forever. In Greece, only a few people
remember that on that day happened the worst accident in the history of mining.
The incident took place in Baia Mare, northern Romania, in the gold and silver mine
Aurul S.A. But what did exactly happen then? The winter of 2000 was one of the worst
winters in northern Romania. Heavy rainfall that lasted many days and particularly bad
and unpredictable weather conditions combined with inadequate construction design
led to the collapse of the dam that contained the cyanide solution from the gold
extraction. As a result, 100,000 m3 of liquid and 50-100 tonnes of cyanide and heavy
metals ended up in river Tisza and through it in river Danube, transferring in a flash
the problem to Hungary and Yugoslavia.
The consequences were disastrous for the area and the people. Because of the cyanide
almost all the fish died and phytoplankton and zooplankton were reduced. Because of
the heavy metals bioaccumulation was caused with chronic effects on the ecosystem as
well as soil contamination, to such an extent that the ground is still unsuitable for
agriculture.
According to the World Health Organization the life expectancy of the residents of Baia
Mare is now ten times shorter than the average in Romania. In fact, the levels of lead in
the blood of Baia Mare children are almost six times higher than the permitted limits, a
quantity that cannot be found in any other part of the earth!
Finally, the only positive thing that arose as a logical consequence of such a tragic
accident was the increase in security and environmental protection measures of the
mining industry, so that no other part of the planet goes through something similar.
Sources:
• “The Bulletin” Magazine, Volume 9, Number 9, June 2000
• UNEP brochure

The map of the region of the accident


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Baia Mare

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• Magazine “The Bulletin” Volume 9 Number 9 June 2000,
• UNEP

100000m3 50-100 Tisza.


100,000 m3 of liquid and 50-100 tonnes of cyanide and heavy metals ended up in river Tisza.
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Because of the cyanide almost all the fish died.

50-100 Tisza
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50-100 tonnes of cyanide and heavy metals ended up in river Tisza and through it in river
Danube, transferring in a flash the problem to Hungary and Serbia.
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Fossil Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia from Tychero , Evros Co. ,Thrace , Greece
( Donated by Permanthea Teloniatou )

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Ankerite vein showing peculiar texture , Lavrion , Greece

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Cobaltian calcite and malachite , Congo , Africa
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Mineral specimens from the collection of Sofia Roditi , Piraeus , Greece

, Gilgit , (5,5 5,5 4 .-cms)


Aquamarine crystals with muscovite , Gilgit area , Pakistan

, ( 5,5 4 1 .- cms)
Chalcedony , Brazil

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Chalcedony , Brazil
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A NOTE on GOLD

Gold can also be used on hagiography and gold painting on porcelain vases (28 X 20 cms)
(From the collection of George Konstantakis , Piraeus , Greece )
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18 Kt white gold diamond ring , central pear-


shape brilliant 2,04 cts ,G-SI1 (certified by IGL)
plust 1,50 cts baguette-shape diamonds G-VVS -
Total weight 3,54 cts -Real color diamonds is
much better LIVE.
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NATURAL FANCY INTENSE YELLOW DIAMOND, 0,13 CTS - SI2 , Certified IGL

NATURAL FANCY PURPLISH PINK DIAMOND ,CERTIFIED BY IGL , 0,09 carats ,Clarity I1.certified

Sapphire ,greenish-blue , 1,66 carats ,High Quality


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EMERALD LOT from Zambia ,Total weight 129,5 carats .Range 2,5- 19 carats

– Emeralds on postage stamps


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BLUE SAPPHIRE , 0,42 Carats Heart shape- Sri Lanka

--RUBY , 0,54 carats , square


emerald cut ,high quality (heated)

--RUBY 0,31 Carats high quality-


(heated)

COLOMBIAN EMERALD , 0,51 carats , high clarity , fancy cut

-DIAMOND ,round brilliant cut ,


1,03 carats , E-VS1
Diameter: 6,45mm /Height:3,89 mm

-DIAMOND ,round brilliant-cut ,


0,70 ct , D-VVS2
Diameter:5,72mm/Height:3,36mm

(Video cover under the Athens Sun


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( . )
Lazurite ( Lapis)
(Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(Al6Si6O24)],
(10 X 12 X 4 cms – .)

Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha


Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha),
Badakhshan (Badakshan;
Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan

Scolecite on Natrolite,
India
,

(10 3 3 cms – .)

, . –
Chrysoprase specimen from Koropi area , Attiki Co. , Greece
(The specimen found by Dimitris Konstantakis , Piraeus , Greece)
(12,5 X 7 X 3 cms- .)

– Chrysoprase on postage stamps


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-Spinel crystals on marble (27 16,5 12 .-cms)


Spinels crystals on marble .
Luc Yen , Yen Bai Province,Vietnam –

- Spinel crystals on stamps

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