Dear Trevor,
thanks for the link.
Maybe you would be interested on a more precise information on the term?
The German word (linguistically, Austrian is really nothing more than a German dialect, but do not tell that an Austrian) Fahlerz is composed of the word "fahl" meaning pale or dull and "Erz" meaning ore.
The term Fahlerz summarises the whole range of possible compositions from tennantite to tetraedrite and has been used by 16th century miners as well as by present-day mineralogists.
Best Wishes,
Uwe
Dear List,
You may be interested in viewing a piece of recently excavated Falhers ore
(which contained up to 16% silver) from the Combe Martin excavations.
Click on the like below and then the XML link from the first page, or enter the
website and click on 'Quick link site map' and go to Newsround.
Kindest regards,
Trevor
http://www.cmsmrps.org.uk - a community archaeology initiative.
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