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Collecting in Alps
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As we have already wrote Geological Society Spirifer provides free weekly lessons about the geology and mineralogy for kids. We also organize weekend field trips during the school year and every year we go together in the holidays for a longer trip. The person responsible for the `Young Spirifer` and organizes most of the activities is Krzysztof Dembicz. We have already described one of these trips (you can read it here). This time the idea of the trip appeared after an invitation from the organizers of St. Marie aux Mines Mineral show (who we would like to thank very much). Andrzej Korzekwa
The area of our trip. Google maps.
We set off in Warsaw for Ste. Marie aux Mines Mineral Show, where we were invited by the organizers. Google maps.
Alsace, the area around Ste. Marie aux Mines. G. Bijak photo.
Bergheim - a lovely town in neighbourhood of Ste. Marie. J. Gajowniczek photo.
Bergheim - a lovely town in neighbourhood of Ste. Marie. J. Gajowniczek photo.
Thanking the organizers of Ste. Marie Show - Michel Schwab and Flore Cottel - for inviting us there. For most of us it was a first visit at such a big and famous show and we were all fascinated by what we saw there. G. Bijak photo.
Thanking letter from the `Young Spirifer` to the organizers of Ste. Marie aux Mines Show. G. Bijak photo.
There were a few thunderstorms and heavy rains in Ste. Marie, then everybody moved to the theathre, but for most of the time it was sunny and warm. J. Gajowniczek photo.
The booth of Spirifer Minerals - our base - we kept there all our preisless acquisitions from the show, and dropped in from time to time to get some rest after walking around and admiring the booths for hours and hours. J. Gajowniczek photo.
We also helped distributing the free newspaper for collectors `Minerals`. J. Gajowniczek photo.
The booth of Spirifer Minerals. J. Gajowniczek photo.
The booth of Spirifer Minerals. J. Gajowniczek photo.
The booth of Spirifer Minerals. Fluorites from Rogerley. J. Gajowniczek photo.
The booth of Spirifer Minerals, a huge sphalerite from Trepca. J. Gajowniczek photo.
The booth of Spirifer Minerals - new find of cobaltocalcites from Morocco. J. Gajowniczek photo.
The booth of Spirifer Minerals - allargentum from Morocco. J. Gajowniczek photo.
There was a Mindat party in Spirifer Minerals booth, everybody was invited and of course we were there too. J. Gajowniczek photo.
There was a Mindat party in Spirifer Minerals booth, everybody was invited and of course we were there too. J. Gajowniczek photo.
There was a Mindat party in Spirifer Minerals booth, everybody was invited and of course we were there too. J. Gajowniczek photo.
We spent the evenings with friends - here on the left Andrzej Korzekwa (the author), Scott Werchsky, Jeff Scovil, Leslie Albin, Krzysztof Dembicz and Tomasz Praszkier. J. Gajowniczek photo.
Our route. Google maps.
Finally we arrived to our first camping in Alps in Le Buet. A. Korzekwa photo.
From Le Buet we went by train to Chamonix - we can`t wait to see the first pockets. A. Korzekwa photo.
We are in Chamonix ! The train station. A. Korzekwa photo.
Chamonix. A. Korzekwa photo.
Aiguille du Midi was our first destination in the mountains. Note the galcier - Mer de Glace - our second destination. Google maps.
The cable railway to Aiguille du Midi. A. Korzekwa photo.
We are at the top. A. Korzekwa photo.
Interseting tunnels connecting the buildings on Aiguille du Midi. A. Korzekwa photo.
Aiguille du Midi. A. Korzekwa photo.
The view to Aiguille du Midi and Valley of Chamonix. A. Korzekwa photo.
Aiguille du Midi. A. Korzekwa photo.
View to Mt. Blanc. A. Korzekwa photo.
View to the valley. A. Korzekwa photo.
View to the valley. A. Korzekwa photo.
Alps are beautiful! A. Korzekwa photo.
Beautiful views - the northern slope of Mt. Blanc. A. Korzekwa photo.
Lake on the northern slope of Mt. Blanc. G. Bijak photo.
Back in Chamonix after a long and exciting day. A. Korzekwa photo.
Another trip in the mountains - the station of rack railway to Le Montenvers. A. Korzekwa photo.
The old train to Le Montenvers - the modern ones look a bit different. A. Korzekwa photo.
View from Le Montenvers to the end part of the Mer de Glace glacier. A. Korzekwa photo.
Discussing the plan of the trip in the rack railway to Le Montenvers. A. Korzekwa photo.
Some of us did not get separated with their camers even for a second. A. Korzekwa photo.
View to the waterfalls. A. Korzekwa photo.
We are at the top. A. Korzekwa photo.
Our second trip - Le Montenvers and the galciers. Google map.
The glacier Mer de Glace - our destination - there is a zone with quartz at the end of it. A. Korzekwa photo.
Preparing to go down to the glacier. G. Bijak photo.
Preparing to go down to the glacier. We needed a lot of ropes. Before the trip we trained a lot in Warsaw and in Polish Jurassic Highland - a popular climbing region. G. Bijak photo.
Going down to the glacier, ladders were very helpful. G. Bijak photo.
Going down to the glacier, ladders were very helpful. A. Korzekwa photo.
Going down to the glacier, it was not as easy as it had seemed... G. Bijak photo.
especially with the backpacks and the perspective that they will be full of stones on the way back. A. Korzekwa photo.
Going down to the glacier using via ferratas. A. Korzekwa photo.
The weather was getting worse every minute as we were aproaching the glacier... G. Bijak photo.
...more and more foggy. G. Bijak photo.
Finally we did not see alsmost anything. We were connected with meters of rope so nobody would fall down into the fissure in the glacier. A. Korzekwa photo.
The visibility was very poor but this landscape also had an incredible atmosphere. A. Korzekwa photo.
It was also not very hot... A. Korzekwa photo.
...walking through the glacier. G. Bijak photo.
Getting somre rest. G. Bijak photo.
Walking through the glacier - the thought of quartzes pushed us forward. A. Korzekwa photo.
First pocket with quartz. A. Korzekwa photo.
One of the first specimens we found. A. Korzekwa photo.
Geode with quartz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Happy Andrzej with quartz crystal. K. Dembicz photo.
Our camp. G. Bijak photo.
Fortunately the weather next day was much more optimistic. G. Bijak photo.
We had beautiful views just in front of our `hotel`. G. Bijak photo.
We had beautiful views just in front of our `hotel`. A. Korzekwa photo.
Krzysztof working early in the morning. G. Bijak photo.
Smooky quartz. A. Korzekwa photo.
Quartz with chlorite. A. Korzekwa photo.
Quartz crystals. A. Korzekwa photo.
We were proud of each specimen. A. Korzekwa photo.
Big quartz vein - note the size of hammer. A. Korzekwa photo.
Big quartz crystals with chlorite. A. Korzekwa photo.
A famous alpine pink fluorite frozen in calcite - perhaps not the best specimen known from Alps but for us priceless :) A. Korzekwa photo.
Pocket. A. Korzekwa photo.
Quartz crystal. A. Korzekwa photo.
Sun, hammer and minerals - what more does Andrzej need to be happy? G. Bijak photo.
Beautiful views. A. Korzekwa photo.
Evening is coming. G. Bijak photo.
Our camp at evening. G. Bijak photo.
Ice window to Alps. G. Bijak photo.
`Young Spirifers`. G. Bijak photo
Li Little lake in the ice. A. Korzekwa photo.
We admired also other things apart from minerals... but not too many :). A. Korzekwa photo.
Incredible lendscapes. G. Bijak photo.
Waterfall from glacier. K. Dembicz photo.
We looked for the veins also on the lateral parts of the valley. Jasiek and Szymon. K. Dembicz photo.
Happy geologists. J. Okraska photo.
A zone with typical alpine veins. K. Dembicz photo.
Geode with quartz crystals. K. Dembicz photo.
Krzysztof found a big pocket. P. Ducki photo.
And guess what he did afterwards. P. Ducki photo.
The geode was filled with chlorite clay. P. Ducki photo.
And the crystals were corroded. K. Dembicz photo.
Big quartz crystals in the pocket. K. Dembicz photo.
Glacier. K. Dembicz photo.
Quartz and green chlorite. K. Dembicz photo.
Quartz and green chlorite. K. Dembicz photo.
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