Mineralis

- Mineralis

A hobby that became a career. This Month's Zodiac stone: 23.8. - 22.9. Virgo - Agate.

The Berlin Minerals, Fossils and Jewellery event will be held in November 2023 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds under the Radio Tower.

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We have always packed a chisel and a rock pick in our holiday luggage. The Pfundt family has been collecting minerals for more than 50 year. In Germany, there were deposits on slag piles and surface mines, including in the Harz, the Fichtelgebirge in Bavaria, the Black Forest and the Hunsruck. Other destinations, such as the islands of Elba Sardinia, and Corsica provided a wealth of natural stone treasures. Our collection of amethysts, rock crystals, agates and rose quartz was so large that it resembled a "mine". We began attending mineral shows outside Berlin in addition to our own collecting.

In 1975, the idea of a trade show/sales exhibition in Berlin was implemented. The Congress Hall in Berlin Tiergarten was rented. The Berlin Minerals, Fossils and Jewellery Show moved to the Berlin Radio Tower exhibition halls after its collapse in 1980. Doris Pfundt, with all of her family's support, is the organizer.

The river "Achates", in Sicily, is thought to be the place where the first agates were found. Agate is a healing stone and one of the oldest gems. Its popularity comes from its wide range of colors. In antiquity, these stones were used to make amulets and vessels.