Schwazer Silberbergwerk museum, Schwaz, Inntal, Austria

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(some pics from two visits in 1994 and 1996)

The silvermines around Schwaz-Brixlegg are among the oldest mines in Europe... and the 'Schwazer Bergbuch' among the oldest books on mining in the world.
It is possible to write a hundred pages here on the mining in this region, but when you're mineral collecting around here at the Silberberg for Erythrin etc, you can visit this nice museum on a rainy day ;-)

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A nice Erythrin with Azurit from the region (width: 10mm coll&photo: FdW)

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