the mineral exhibition of the NHM Vienna / pt. 3
by Robert Kunze
![Mikroklin_PikesPeak Mikroklin_PikesPeak](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mikroklin_PikesPeak_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 third part are the pictures of about 38 specimens, more articles with pictures from the collection will follow.
I hope you’ll enjoy! Robert
museum sized specimens (38 photos)
![Wulfenit_Bleiberg_2_1200 Wulfenit_Bleiberg_2](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Wulfenit_Bleiberg_2_1200.jpg)
![Stibnite_Schlaining_1200 Stibnite_Schlaining](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Stibnite_Schlaining_1200.jpg)
![SmokyQuartz_Koenigsalm_1200 SmokyQuartz_Koenigsalm](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SmokyQuartz_Koenigsalm_1200.jpg)
![SmokyQuartz_Hocharn_1200 SmokyQuartz_Hocharn](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SmokyQuartz_Hocharn_1200.jpg)
![Skolezit_Mickenhain Skolezit_Mickenhain](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Skolezit_Mickenhain_1200.jpg)
![Siderit_Panasqueira_1200 Siderit_Panasqueira](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Siderit_Panasqueira_1200.jpg)
![Siderit_Huettenberg_1200 Siderit_Huettenberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Siderit_Huettenberg_1200.jpg)
![Siderit_Huettenberg Siderit_Huettenberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Othoklas_Striegau_1200.jpg)
![Mimetesit_Johanngeorgenstadt Mimetesit_Johanngeorgenstadt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mimetesit_Johanngeorgenstadt_1200.jpg)
![Mikroklin_PikesPeak Mikroklin_PikesPeak](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mikroklin_PikesPeak_1200.jpg)
![Malachit_Schwaz_1200 Malachit_Schwaz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Malachit_Schwaz_1200.jpg)
![Halit_Hallstatt_2_1200 Halit_Hallstatt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Halit_Hallstatt_2_1200.jpg)
![Gold_Grosskirchheim_1_1200 Gold_Grosskirchheim](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Gold_Grosskirchheim_1_1200.jpg)
![Goethite_Dachstein_1200 Goethite_Dachstein](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Goethite_Dachstein_1200.jpg)
![Galenit_Bleiberg_1200 Galenit_Bleiberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Galenit_Bleiberg_1200.jpg)
![Fluorite_Mauterndorf_1200 Fluorite_Mauterndorf](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fluorite_Mauterndorf_1200.jpg)
![Fluorite_Hocharn_1200 Fluorite_Hocharn](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fluorite_Hocharn_1200.jpg)
![Fluorite_Gams_3_1200 Fluorite_Gams](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fluorite_Gams_3_1200.jpg)
![Fluorit_Elmwood_1200 Fluorit_Elmwood](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fluorit_Elmwood_1200.jpg)
![Dolomit_Sunk_1200 Dolomit_Sunk](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dolomit_Sunk_1200.jpg)
![Diopsid_Zillertal_1200 Diopsid_Zillertal](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Diopsid_Zillertal_1200.jpg)
![Descloizit_Hochobir_1200 Descloizit_Hochobir](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Descloizit_Hochobir_1200.jpg)
![Calcite_Oberzeiring_1200 Calcite_Oberzeiring](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Calcite_Oberzeiring_1200.jpg)
![Beryll_Unterweißenbach_1200 Beryll_Unterweißenbach](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Beryll_Unterweisenbach_1200.jpg)
![Beryll_Untersulzbachtal Beryll_Untersulzbachtal](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Beryll_Untersulzbachtal_1200.jpg)
![Beryll_Nepal_1200 Beryll_Nepal](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Beryll_Nepal_1200.jpg)
![Azurite_Schwaz_1200 Azurite_Schwaz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Azurite_Schwaz_1200.jpg)
![Aragonite_Schwaz_1200 Aragonite_Schwaz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Aragonite_Schwaz_1200.jpg)
![Aragonite_Erzberg_2_1200 Aragonite_Erzberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Aragonite_Erzberg_2_1200.jpg)
blue aragonite from Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
![Aragonite_Erzberg_1_1200 Aragonite_Erzberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Aragonite_Erzberg_1_1200.jpg)
Aragonite var. flos ferri from Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
![Antimonit_Allchar_1200 Antimonit_Allchar](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Antimonit_Allchar_1200.jpg)
![Andalusite_Luesens_1200 Andalusite_Luesens](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Andalusite_Luesens_1200.jpg)
![Amethyst_Zillertal Amethyst_Zillertal](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Amthyst_Zillertal_1200.jpg)
Ametyhste from Zillertal valley, Tyrol. Austria (about 25 cm high)
![Wulfenit_Bleiberg Wulfenit_Bleiberg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Wulfenit_Bleiberg_1200.jpg)
![Steinsalz_Polen_1_1200 Steinsalz_Polen](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Steinsalz_Polen_1_1200.jpg)
![Steinsalz_Polen_2_1200 Steinsalz_Polen](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Steinsalz_Polen_2_1200.jpg)
![Steinsalz_Polen Steinsalz_Polen](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Steinsalz_Polen_3_1200.jpg)
Halite (about 1 m wide!) from Wieliczka, Poland
This was the 3rd part of photos from this famous collection. I hope you enjoyed. Thank you very much!
Robert