Report from Munich Mineral Show 2017
Munich show is probably the most important European mineral show. Munich 2017 was well worth it, many new mineral finds, many interesting mineral deals and offers.
I've dedicated whole 3 days to Munich show in 2017. However, it was still not enough and I have to plan better next year. I am very grateful to Lyudmila Cheschko from Mineralogical Almanac to help me with the show visit and overall hospitality.
![Display of the fine amazonite and rhodochrosite specimens from Colorado](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/rhodochrosite-amazonite-colorado.jpg)
This display of the fine amazonite and rhodochrosite specimens from Colorado was one of the highlights of the Munich 2017 exhibition.
I've tried to compile some overview of Munich show 2017. Despite of 60+ photos in this article, it was not possible. Selection of photos is quite personal and I admit it is quite dominated by pegmatites and Alpine minerals. I did not notice some interesting specimens and some nice were not possible/allowed to photograph. You can also check out previous reports from Munich show 2015 and Munich show 2016.
![Display with minerals for sale](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/various-minerals1.jpg)
Selection of fine minerals for sale.
New minerals
As usually, some new mineral finds were available at the Munich show. Very widespread were bright yellow brucites from Balochistan, Pakistan. Quite interesting were also blue cap elbaite-dravite crystals from Mwajanga, Tanzania. My attention cought also nice botryoidal chrysocolla from Katanga, Congo, nice blue apatite on cleavelandite from Golconda Mine, Brazil, and very dark vanadinites from Mibladen, Morocco. One of the highlights were new finds from pegmatites in Volodarsk, Ukraine - bicolor topaz, heliodors, and almost totally black morion. Nice were also dark green fluorites with white aragonite coatings from Diana Maria Mine, UK. Also various new interesting finds from Rubtsovsk, Myanmar, Peru and Brazil were available.
![Dark tourmalines with blue caps from Mwajanga, Tanzania](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/dravite-mwajanga-tanzania.jpg)
Dark tourmalines with blue caps from Mwajanga, Tanzania.
![Botryoidal chrysocolla from Katanga, Congo](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/chrysocolla-katanga-congo.jpg)
Nice botryoidal chrysocolla from Katanga, Congo.
There still were plenty of minerals popular last year - amethysts from Las Vigas, Mexico; alexandrites from Tanzania; wolframites and cassiterites from Peru. Unfortunately, alpine minerals were in my opinion not that good as last year.
![Cluster of bicolor topaz crystals on cleavelandite from Volodarsk, Ukraine](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/topaz-albite-volodarsk-ukraine.jpg)
Big cluster of bicolor topaz crystals on cleavelandite from Volodarsk, Ukraine.
![Dark smoky quartz and huge topaz from Volodarsk, Ukraine](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/smoky-quartz-topaz-ukraine.jpg)
Very dark smoky quartz (left) and huge topaz (right) from Volodarsk, Ukraine.
![Rough bicolor gemmy topaz from Volodarsk, Ukraine](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/rough-bicolor-topaz-ukraine.jpg)
Big piece of bicolor gemmy topaz from Volodarsk, Ukraine.
![Faceted bicolor gemmy topaz from Volodarsk, Ukraine](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/bicolor-faceted-topaz-volodarsk-ukraine.jpg)
Same bicolor topaz as above - faceted.
![Faceted heliodor (beryl) from Volodarsk, Ukraine](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/faceted-heliodor-volodarsk-ukraine.jpg)
Faceted heliodor from Volodarsk, Ukraine.
![Rough and faceted aquamarine and heliodor from Volodarsk, Ukraine](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/aquamarine-heliodor-volyn-ukraine.jpg)
Rough aquamarine and heliodor from Volodarsk, Ukraine (left). Necklace made of gems from Volodarsk, Ukraine (right).
![Amazonite and smoky quartz clusters from Colorado, USA](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/smoky-quartz-amazonite-colorado.jpg)
Top amazonite and smoky quartz clusters from Colorado, USA. Nothe the amazonite twinning on the right picture.
![Minerals of lithium LCT pegmatites from California, USA](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/elbaite-morganite-california.jpg)
Selection of killer specimens from LCT pegmatites of California, USA.
![Zoned tourmaline from San Diego area, California, USA](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/sixpack-elbaite-california.jpg)
Sixpack zoned tourmaline from San Diego area, California, USA.
![Gemmy elbaites from Brazil](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/elbaite-lepidolite-brazil.jpg)
Great quality and gemmy elbaites from Brazil.
![Blue apatite on cleavelandite from Golconda Mine, Brazil](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/apatite-golconda-brazil.jpg)
New blue apatite on cleavelandite from Golconda Mine, Brazil.
![Rubellite and quartz crystals from Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/rubellite-tourmaline-cruzeiro-brazil.jpg)
Gemmy rubellite on big quartz crystal from Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil.
![Smoky quartz with spessartine from Tongbei, China](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/smoky-quartz-spessartine-china.jpg)
Very nice smoky quartz with spessartine from Tongbei, China.
![Garnet crystal on albite from Skardu, Pakistan](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/albite-spessartine-skardu-pakistan.jpg)
Big garnet crystal on white albite (not orthoclase) from Skardu, Pakistan.
![Aquamarine crystals from Pakistan](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/aquamarine-pakistan.jpg)
Great aquamarine specimens from Pakistan.
![Feldspars, quartz, topaz and green herderite from Dassu, Pakistan](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/herderite-topaz-dassu-pakistan.jpg)
Very interesting cluster of feldspars, quartz, topaz and green herderite from Dassu, Pakistan.
![Beryllonite, K-feldspar and albite from Kunar, Afghanistan](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/beryllonite-konar-afghanistan.jpg)
Beryllonite and albite sitting on the huge K-feldspar from Kunar, Afghanistan.
![Pink kunzite (spodumene) crystal with green elbaite from Afghanistan](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/elbaite-kunzite-afghanistan.jpg)
Nice pink kunzite (spodumene) crystal coverad with green elbaite from Afghanistan.
![Elbaite and spodumene crystals from Afghanistan](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/elbaite-kunzite-spodumene-afghanistan.jpg)
Great elbaite and spodumene specimens from Afghanistan.
![Elbaite and aquamarine crystals from Afghanistan](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/elbaite-tourmaline-aquamarine-afghanistan.jpg)
Truly killer elbaite and aquamarine specimens from Afghanistan.
![Alpine minerals for sale](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/various-minerals2.jpg)
Selection of nice Alpine minerals for sale.
![Smoky quartz with hematite from Cavradischlucht, Switzerland](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/smoky-quartz-hematite-cavradi.jpg)
Big cluster of pale smoky quartz with hematite from Cavradischlucht, Switzerland.
![Amethyst and hematite crystals from Cavradischlucht, Switzerland](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/amethyst-hematite-cavradischlucht-switzerland.jpg)
Nice amethyst and hematite clusters from Cavradischlucht, Switzerland.
![Closed gwindel of smoky quartz from Goms, Switzerland](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/closed-gwindel-smoky-quartz-switzerland.jpg)
Smoky quartz closed gwindel from Goms, Switzerland.
![Smoky quartz and fluorite from Planggenstock, Switzerland](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/fluorite-smoky-quartz-planggenstock.jpg)
Display with specimens from famous find at Planggenstock, Switzerland.
![Smoky quartz and fluorite from Planggenstock, Switzerland](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/fluorite-smoky-quartz-switzerland.jpg)
Big smoky quartz and fluorite from Planggenstock, Switzerland.
![Smoky quartz and fluorite from Planggenstock, Switzerland](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/smoky-quartz-fluorite-planggenstock-switzerland.jpg)
Gemmy quartz and big fluorite from Planggenstock, Switzerland.
![Titanite crystals on albite from Habachtal, Austria](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/titanite-sphene-habachtal-austria.jpg)
Great titanite cluster from Habachtal, Austria.
![Emerald and aquamarine from Habachtal, Austria](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/aquamarine-emerald-habachtal-austria.jpg)
Interesting mix of emerald and aquamarine from Habachtal, Austria.
![Skeletal quartz and epidote on albite from Hohe Tauern, Austria](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/skeletal-quartz-albite-epidote-austria.jpg)
Great skeletal quartz and epidote on albite from Hohe Tauern, Austria.
![Native gold specimens from Brusson, Italy](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/gold-brusson-italy.jpg)
Selection of big gold specimens from Brusson, Italy.
![Gold from Brusson, Italy and layered malachite and azurite](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/gold-brusson-italy-chrysocolla.jpg)
Gold from Brusson, Italy (left) and layered malachite and azurite (I still think its chrysocolla!).
![Azurite and malachite from China](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/azurite-malachite-china.jpg)
Very famous piece of azurite and malachite from China.
![Wulfenite from Mezica, Slovenia](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/wulfenite-mezica-slovenia.jpg)
Big cluster of wulfenite from Mezica, Slovenia.
![Malchite, azurite, tetrahedrite pseudomorphs](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/azurite-tetrahedrite-isere-france.jpg)
Malachite after azurite from Tsumeb (left) and azurite after tetrahedrite, Isere, France (right).
![Dioptase and calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/dioptase-tsumeb-namibia.jpg)
Dioptase and calcite from Tsumeb, Namibia.
![Descloizite crystals from Namibia](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/descloizite-namibia.jpg)
Nice descloizite specimen from Namibia.
![Twinned cerussite crystals from Tsumeb, Namibia](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/cerussite-tsumeb-namibia.jpg)
Big snowflake cerussite from Tsumeb, Namibia.
![Cuprite and smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/cuprite-smithsonite-tsumeb-namibia.jpg)
Cuprite crystals on green smithsonite from Tsumeb, Namibia.
![Stibnite crystals from China](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/stibnite-china.jpg)
Huge stibnite cluster from China.
![Native gold specimens from Eagle's Nest Mine, California, USA](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/gold-eagles-nest-california.jpg)
Selection of big gold specimens from Eagle's Nest Mine, California, USA.
![Rhodochrosite with fluorite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado, USA](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/rhodochrosite-sweet-home-mine-colorado.jpg)
Rhodochrosite with fluorite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite from Sweet Home Mine, Colorado, USA.
![Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, South Africa](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/rhodochrosite-nchwaning-south-africa.jpg)
Perfect color of rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, South Africa.
![Amethyst crystals from Las Vigas, Mexico](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/amethyst-veracruz-mexico.jpg)
Amethyst from Las Vigas, Mexico.
![Amethyst geode with calcite crystals from Uruguay](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/amethyst-calcite-uruguay.jpg)
Amethyst geode with calcite crystals from Uruguay.
![Amethyst from Goboboseb, Namibia and gemmy K-feldspar from Madagascar](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/amethyst-namibia-gemmy-feldspar-madagascar.jpg)
Deep violet amethyst from Goboboseb, Namibia (left) and gemmy feldspar (orthoclase or sanidine) from Madagascar (right).
![Green andradite crystals from Madagascar](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/andradite-madagascar.jpg)
Very nice green andradite from Madagascar.
![Gemmy diopside from Merelani, Tanzania](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/diopside-tanzania.jpg)
Excellent gemmy diopside from Merelani, Tanzania.
![Various fluorite specimens from Italy](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/fluorite-italia.jpg)
Selection of fluorites from Italy.
![Green fluorite specimens from Rogerley Mine, UK](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/fluorite-rogerley-uk.jpg)
Typical green fluorite from Rogerley Mine, UK.
![Herkimer diamond quartz from Bransom Mine, New York, USA](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/herkimer-diamond-quartz.jpg)
Herkimer diamond (quartz!) from Bransom Mine, New York, USA.
![Calcite crystals from Mexico](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/calcite-mexico.jpg)
Calcite (and probably baryte or pseudomorph of baryte) from Mexico.
![Calcite from China](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/calcite-china.jpg)
Interesting natural calcite "vase" from China.
![Rough and faceted diamonds from China](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/diamond-china.jpg)
Diamonds from China are quite interesting.
![Faceted scheelite from China](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/faceted-scheelite-china.jpg)
Two big faceted scheelites from China.
![Huge analcime from Tunguska, Russia and double japan law twin of quartz](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/analcime-russia-japan-law-twin-quartz.jpg)
Huge analcime from Tunguska, Russia (left) and double japan law twin of quartz (right).
![Hessonite crystals from Jeffrey Mine, Canada](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/hessonite-jeffrey-mine-canada.jpg)
Gemmy hessonite from Jeffrey Mine, Canada
![imperial topaz on matrix from Brazil and crystal of fosgenite from Sardinia, Italy](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/imperial-topaz-brazil-fosgenite-italy.jpg)
Big imperial topaz on matrix from Brazil (left) and big crystal of fosgenite from Sardinia, Italy (right).
![Precious opal pseudomorph from White Cliffs, NSW, Australia](/images/article-photos/munich-show-2017/opal-australia.jpg)
Precious opal pseudomorph (after calcite?) from White Cliffs, NSW, Australia.
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