the mineral exhibition of the NHM Vienna / pt. 2
by Robert Kunze
![Malachite_Schwaz_1200 Malachite_Schwaz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Malachite_Schwaz_1200.jpg)
The museum
The basic information about the museum can be found the first article. So I’m not repeating this here.
Click here to vitit the museums’ website.
The mineral collection
The basic information about the mineral collection can be found the first article. So I’m not repeating this here.
My visit of the collection
I visited the mineral collection for about 3 hours. In this time I got a good overview, but I could not look at every piece more closely. You will know this, with time the eye gets tired and it is hard to concentrate.
I tried to find the pieces that were interesting for me and also to take pictures. This is not easy, because of the shape of the showcases many pieces are not well lit. Of course, this also shows in the pictures (I had to use a mobile phone). The quality of the photos is not comparable to pieces in new display cases or even studio photos.
I hope it is still interesting to look at pieces of such an old collection.
In this second part are the pictures of about 70 specimens, more articles with pictures from the collection will follow.
I hope you’ll enjoy! Robert
Fluorite (23 photos)
![Fluorite_Gersdorf_2_1200x900 Fluorite_Gersdorf](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Gersdorf_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Gams_1200x900 Fluorite_Gams](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Gams_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Gersdorf_1200x900 Fluorite_Gersdorf](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Gersdorf_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Hesselbach_-1200x900 Fluorite_Hesselbach](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Hesselbach_-1200x900-1.jpg)
![Fluorite_Gersdorf_3_1200x900 Fluorite_Gersdorf](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Gersdorf_3_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Jachymov_1200x900 Fluorite_Jachymov](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Jachymov_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Malmberget_1200x900 Fluorite_Malmberget](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Malmberget_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Moldava_1200x900 Fluorite_Moldava](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Moldava_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Schlaggenwald_2_1200x90 Fluorite_Schlaggenwald](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Schlaggenwald_2_1200x90.jpg)
![Fluorite_Schlaggenwald_1200x90 Fluorite_Schlaggenwald](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Schlaggenwald_1200x90.jpg)
![Fluorite_Schneeberg_1200x900 Fluorite_Schneeberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Schneeberg_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Unterlaussa_2_1200x900 Fluorite_Unterlaussa](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Unterlaussa_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Unterlaussa_1200x900 Fluorite_Unterlaussa](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Unterlaussa_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Weardale_1200x900 Fluorite_Weardale](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Weardale_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Wölsendorf_1200x900 Fluorite_Wölsendorf](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Wolsendorf_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Zinnwald_2_1200x900 Fluorite_Zinnwald](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Zinnwald_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Zinnwald_1200x900 Fluorite_Zinnwald](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Zinnwald_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Annaberg_2_1200x900 Fluorite_Annaberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Annaberg_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Annaberg_1200x900 Fluorite_Annaberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Annaberg_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Derbyshire_1200x900 Fluorite_Derbyshire](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Derbyshire_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Elmwood_1200x900 Fluorite_Elmwood](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Elmwood_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Fuchsalm_1200x900 Fluorite_Fuchsalm](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Fuchsalm_1200x900.jpg)
![Fluorite_Gams_2_1200x900 Fluorite_Gams](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fluorite_Gams_2_1200x900.jpg)
Hematite (10 photos)
![Hematite_StGotthard_1200x900 Hematite_StGotthard](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_StGotthard_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_Schwarzenberg_1200x900 Hematite_Schwarzenberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_Schwarzenberg_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_RioMarina_1200x900 Hematite_RioMarina](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_RioMarina_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_RioMarina_3_1200x900 Hematite_RioMarina](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_RioMarina_3_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_RioMarina_2_1200x900 Hematite_RioMarina](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_RioMarina_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_Kuruman_1200x900 Hematite_Kuruman](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_Kuruman_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_Elba_1200x900 Hematite_Elba](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_Elba_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_Dongnaczka_1200x900 Hematite_Dongnaczka](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_Dongnaczka_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_Altenberg_1200x900 Hematite_Altenberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_Altenberg_1200x900.jpg)
![Hematite_Altenberg_2_1200x900 Hematite_Altenberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hematite_Altenberg_2_1200x900.jpg)
Quartz (31 photos)
![Quartz_Windgälle_1200x900 Quartz_Windgälle](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Windgalle_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Sunk_1200x900 Quartz_Sunk](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Sunk_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Sibirien_1200x900 Quartz_Sibiria](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Sibirien_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Serifos_1200x900 Quartz_Serifos](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Serifos_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Serifos_2_1200x900 Quartz_Serifos](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Serifos_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Schlottwitz_1200x900 Quartz_Schlottwitz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Schlottwitz_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Schlaggenwald_1200x900 Quartz_Schlaggenwald](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Schlaggenwald_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Schemnitz_1200x900 Quartz_Schemnitz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Schemnitz_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Schemnitz_2_1200x900 Quartz_Schemnitz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Schemnitz_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_RioRöni_1200x900 Quartz_RioRöni](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_RioRoni_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Pribram_1200x900 Quartz_Pribram](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Pribram_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Poretta_1200x900 Quartz_Poretta](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Poretta_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Poretta__21200x900 Quartz_Poretta](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Poretta__21200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_OrangeRiver_1200x900 Quartz_OrangeRiver](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_OrangeRiver_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Mörchnerkar_1200x900 Quartz_Mörchnerkar](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Morchnerkar_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Kreta_1200x900 Quartz_Kreta](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Kreta_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Kremnica_1200x900 Quartz_Kremnica](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Kremnica_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Hüttenberg_1200x900 Quartz_Hüttenberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Huttenberg_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Hüttenberg_2_1200x900 Quartz_Hüttenberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Huttenberg_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Hardangervidda_1200x900 Quartz_Hardangervidda](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Hardangervidda_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Ganzhou_1200x900 Quartz_Ganzhou](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Ganzhou_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Ganesh_1200x900 Quartz_Ganesh](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Ganesh_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Felsöbanya_1200x900 Quartz_Felsöbanya](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Felsobanya_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Dauphine_1200x900 Quartz_Dauphine](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Dauphine_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Coscuez_1200x900 Quartz_Coscuez](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Coscuez_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_CooberPedy_1200x900 Quartz_CooberPedy](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_CooberPedy_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Cleaton_Moore_1200x900 Quartz_Cleaton_Moore](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Cleaton_Moore_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Chalt_1200x900 Quartz_Chalt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Chalt_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Carrara_1200x900 Quartz_Carrara](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Carrara_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Carrara_2_1200x900 Quartz_Carrara](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Carrara_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Arca_1200x900 Quartz_Arca](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Arca_1200x900.jpg)
![Quartz_Alston_Moore_1200x900 Quartz_Alston_Moore](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Quartz_Alston_Moore_1200x900.jpg)
Magnetite (5 photos)
![Magnetite_Stubachtal_1200x900 Magnetite_Stubachtal](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Magnetite_Stubachtal_1200x900.jpg)
![Magnetite_Nordmarken_1200x900 Magnetite_Nordmarken](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Magnetite_Nordmarken_1200x900.jpg)
![Magnetite_Nordmarken_2_1200x900 Magnetite_Nordmarken](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Magnetite_Nordmarken_2_1200x900.jpg)
![Magnetite_Binntal_1200x900 Magnetite_Binntal](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Magnetite_Binntal_1200x900.jpg)
![Magnetite_Banat_1200x900 Magnetite_Banat](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Magnetite_Banat_1200x900.jpg)
Rutile (3 photos)
![Rutil_Tormiq_1200x900 Rutil_Tormiq](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rutil_Tormiq_1200x900.jpg)
![Rutil_Pfitsch_1200x900 Rutil_Pfitsch](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rutil_Pfitsch_1200x900.jpg)
![Rutil_Ibitiara_1200x900 Rutil_Ibitiara](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rutil_Ibitiara_1200x900.jpg)
This was the 2nd part of photos from this famous collection. I hope you enjoyed. Thank you very much!
Robert
A lovely overview of some of the specimens in this collection. I particularly love the irridescent Elba hematite. Thank you for sharing, Robert.
What a beautifully curated mineral collection. I love collecting quartz from the alps and there are some fine pieces in this collection. The architecture of the museum is beautiful as well. Thank you for sharing Robert.