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    • America Hall
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Treasure Chamber

Big, bigger, Treasure Chamber

The mineralogical journey around the world ends in the Treasure Chamber. Here you can once again enjoy the wonder of our earth.

In the main room of the Treasure Chamber with its cross vault are the largest and most attractive specimens of the entire collection. In addition to these unique large specimens, which Mrs. Pohl-Ströher purchased especially for this exhibition, there is also a fine selection of precious gemstones. With the comparison of the "rough stone" and the finished piece of jewellery, the vault is an impressive room in the Treasure Chamber.

In the meteorite room, you can take a trip into the infinite expanses of space. Meteorites, tektites and two-billion-year-old impact rocks from the world's largest meteorite crater are waiting for you.

Blick in die Schatzkammer mit Kreuzgewölbe der ehemaligen Schlossküche.
Schatzkammer; Foto: AFF
silberweiß-glänzende Drähte aus gediegenem Silber winden sich leicht gelockt wie Haarsträhnen in die Höhe
Silberlocke auf Calcit, Himmelsfürst Fundgrube, Brand Erbisdorf, Sachsen, Deutschland, Breite: 11 cm; Foto: Jeff Scovil

Freiberg's silver is a World Heritage

The over 15 cm high silver curl from the Himmelsfürst Fundgrube near Freiberg is a symbol of the treasure of the historic mining town of Freiberg.

With its twisted wires, the piece reminds of bizarre strands of hair, growing out of the ore. Specimens like these have made Freiberg's silver deposits world-famous and still provide evidence of the mining history dating back more than 850 years.

Since 2019, the mining region Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří has been awarded the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can enjoy even more of these bizarre natural wonders in the Mineralogical Collection Germany.

Schüler betrachten während einer Führung den großen Antimonit in der Schatzkammer.
Antimonit, Jiangxi, China, 76 x 59 cm, Schülerführung in der Schatzkammer; Foto: Susanne Paskoff

The largest antimonite specimen in the world

The antimonite specimen from Jiangxi province, which is about 80 cm large, is one of the largest and most beautiful antimonite specimens in the world.

Only a few of these specimens made it to the market undamaged, as the value of the crystals, some of which were up to one metre in size, was initially misjudged by the miners. Many of the crystals were smelted for ore production, as the antimony they contain is of great economic importance. For this reason, the exhibited specimen is a very special rarity. 
 

Have you already visited the America Hall?

Events

Every Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Public guided tour: "Around the World in 90 Minutes"

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TERRA MINERALIA 
AT FREUDENSTEIN CASTLE

Tue–Fri 10am – 5pm 
Sat, Sun, public holidays 10am –6pm

Schloss Freudenstein 
Schloßplatz 4 
09599 Freiberg

MINERALOGICAL COLLECTION 
GERMANY AT THE KRÜGERHAUS

Tue–Fri 10am – 4pm 
Sat, Sun, public holidays 10am – 6 pm

Krügerhaus 
Schloßplatz 3 
09599 Freiberg

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Phone +49 3731 394654        
Fax +49 3731 394671      
fuehrungen@terra-mineralia.de

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Day ticket10.00 Euro
Day ticket reduced5.00 Euro
Family ticket22.00 Euro
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