Mönchstal Thundereggs

Luisenthal - Mönchstal

The Ohra Dam dams the river Ohra near the town of Luisenthal in Thuringia. When it was being renovated between 1997 and 2000, thundereggs were discovered nearby at a place called Mönchstal. However, this is a forbidden location and, with the dam work finished, the site quickly faded, even in the 'underground', not because it was out of reach but because it was too much within reach! Because it was too close to the dam and to nearby streets for any kind of digging. That makes this a short-lived site.

These are chunky stones and usually relatively large and have a very distinctive brick red matrix with massive granuals and inclusions. The cores are usually (though far from exclusivly) quite fine bands of agate surrounding hollow caves. The agate tends towards a very dark and strong red, sometimes edged with green mineralisation. They are a very individual stone and, Ii think, very beautiful.

Lovely Mönchstal Thunderegg with Red and Green	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Thick Red Agate	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Amethyst
Small Mönchstal Thunderegg with a Core Filled with Red Mineralisation	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Solid Agate	Beautifully Shaped Mönchstal Thunderegg with Large Pseudomorph
Pale Mönchstal Geode	Mönchstal Thunderegg with almost Solid Red Agate	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Crystal
Tiny Mönchstal Thunderegg	Larger Mönchstal Thunderegg with Triangular Core	Mönchstal Thunderegg filled with Red Mineral
Spectacular Double Mönchstal Thunderegg	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Unusual Pink Agate and a Red Floater	Large Mönchstal Thunderegg with Slip Formations
Unusual Solid Agate Mönchstal Thunderegg	Beautiful Mönchstal Thunderegg with Large Floater	Very Complex Mönchstal Thunderegg with Colourful Banding and Waterlines
Complex Pale Coloured Mönchstal Thunderegg	Mönchstal Thunderegg With Intricate Banding	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Solid Agate
Unusual Mönchstal Thunderegg with Hints of Amethyst	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Rare Yellow Agate	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Red and White
Beautiful Mönchstal Thunderegg with Large Cave and Waterlines	Mönchstal Thunderegg with Complex and Unusually Coloured Agate	Simple, Classic Beautiful Mönchstal Thunderegg
Mönchstal Thunderegg with Beautiful Delicate Agate	Unusual Mönchstal Thunderegg with Peach-Coloured Fill and Green	Beautiful Mönchstal Thunderegg Geode with Smoky Quartz