Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, Germany. Crystal Museum in Riedenburg
Crystal Museum in Riedenburg
According to the inscription on one of the crystals in the Kristallmuseum “God sleeps in the stones, and wakes up in the people!”
In fact, the museum has the world’s biggest bullion of mining crystal (Bergkristallgruppe), weighing 7.8 tons, sized 2 to 3 meters. Brought from America in 1981, this quartz originally found west of Arkansas, was brought to Ridenburg in 1984. Noteworthy, the crystal entered The Guinness Book of Records.
Riedenburg is a German town in the district of Kelheim, in Bavaria, situated on the river Altmuhl.
Exhibition in the Crystal Museum in Riedenburg. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, Germany
Crystal Museum in Riedenburg
Agate beads and stonesJewellery pieces of amberDecorations of amethystBeryl. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyBeautiful carnelian exhibited in Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyChrysocolla large gem stone and decorationsChrysolite gem, beads and earrings. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyChrysoprase. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyHere is the world’s largest collection of tourmalines, ranked in the 1995 Guinness World RecordsJasper. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyJasper red beads and gems. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyKalkidan, gem and a set of jewelry pieces. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyLayout of Manhattan NYC of tourmaline, weighing 23.7 kg. The collection is in the Guinness Book of RecordsMarie Antoinette’s earrings, 38 caratsPendant, presented to Catherine the Second by Count Orlov, 189.6 caratsPure quartz, traditionally – rock crystal. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyRubin. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanySmoky quartz. Kristallmuseum Riedenburg, GermanyAmethyst (Violet iron), weighing 400 kg, was brought from the Rio Grande (Brazil)