Mineralienatlas (name for mineral atlas) is the platform for people interested in mineralogy, geology, palaeontology and mining since 2001. We operate the largest database for minerals, fossils, rocks and their localities. Mineralienatlas is not limited to a section. We bring together information and inform comprehensive.
To complete our information constantly, we need your support. With us, everyone can and should participate. Currently Mineralienatlas is used and expanded by 4470 members. Every month hundreds of thousands of visitors use our website as an information source.
At http://m.mineralienatlas.de we provide our optimized website for mobile devices. If your mobile device supports GPS (position data), you can also get information from your environment.... more
This is the most comprehensive synopsis related to the history, the mineralogy, the exploitation and the most actual economic and political resumé on rare earth elements and their minerals to be found in the internet.
REE belong to the most important raw materials of the 21st century, which are use ... more
Olivine is not a separate mineral, but a member belonging to the forsterite-fayalite mixing series. Olivine belongs to the olivin-groupe whose end-members are calcio-olivine and tephroite. Forsterite is a magnesium silicate; fayalite an iron silicate. If commonly is spoken of olivine, it is usually ... more
Aragonite CaCO3 is a calcium carbonate, chemically identical with calcite. The mineral calcite, however, differs from Aragonite due to its internal crystal structure. While the crystal system of calcite is trigonal, the system of aragonite is rhombic. Dense masses of small aragonite cryst ... more
This report is a fair summary of the highlights and activities in the Mineral Show in Munich 2011. Numerous photographs give an impression of the special shows and activities at the fair. ... more
As of the beginning of June, it has been 10 years since Mineralienatlas.de first appeared on the Internet. Since that time it has grown into the most visited mineral-related site in the german-speaking world, with over 16,000 visitors a day, who download about 6 gigabyte of data (that is a 6 with 9 ... more