Micromount

Micro Mount is a from English into German acquired term from mineralogy. It is used by mineral collectors to refer to document pieces that are so small ( about 15 x 15 mm and below) that they are best viewed with optical aids (strong magnifying glass, binocular ). The word part, mount ' derives it from the English mount ( socket mount ), because such micro - minerals are generally fixed on a base.

Has specialization in the collection of Micromounts several advantages: Apart from the small footprint and rare minerals are more cost effective available in this size, and small crystals are often perfectly formed as large.