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Announcement 2008 |
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The “Australia” special exhibition in hall A6
transported visitors to the world of the mines and open pits in the heart of the Australian desert. It has shown the variety of rich mineral and gold deposits and was generous with superlatives. The country is the largest producer of precious opals, which are also the most valuable in the world. The most beautiful examples had been on display at the show. The pink Argyle diamonds on display are also valuable. The most expensive precious stones in the world achieve market prices of up to US$ 400,000 per carat (20 times more than comparable colourless diamonds) and are practically only found in one mine in north-western Australia. Also the trip half-way around the world had made opalised fossils from the Cretaceous period, which are around 110 million years old, and a 550-kilogram undamaged meteorite, which is the largest ever found in Australia. You could also marvel at the largest gold crystal in the world from the British Museum of Natural History, which was discovered in 1876.
Magnificent pieces in the special exhibition
„Gold of the Alps “
The second special exhibition under the stewardship of Reinhold Messner was also concerned with the treasured precious metal. Amazing new finds and valuable old pieces awaited for the visitors under the title “The Gold of the Alps”. The Alpine region was been the main discovery site for gold in Europe for several thousand years. Then it lost its significance thanks to the discovery of the new continents and their enormous deposits. However, in comparison it is not well known that rich gold finds are still possible in the Alps today. The Munich Mineral Show had brought some of the most outstanding new finds to Munich. You could see wonderful filigrees and gold seams removed with great care. There have been also splendid finds from the Roman, Gallic and Celtic periods.
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