the mineral exhibition of the NHM Vienna / pt. 4

by Robert Kunze

Orthoclase_Madagaskar

The museum

The basic information about the museum can be found the first article.

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The mineral collection

The basic information about the mineral collection can be found the first article.

 

 

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 4th part are the pictures of more than 50 specimens, more articles with pictures from the collection will follow.

I hope you’ll enjoy! Robert

Gems (28 photos)

Amber_Hainburg
Andalusite_Brazil
Beryll
Brazilianite_Brazil
Chalcedonia_Kazachstan
Citrin_Brazil
Diamond
Diopsid_Zillertal
Emerald_Muzo
Fluorite_Afrika
Labradorite_Mexico
MoccaStone_India
Opal_Australia
Orthoclase_Madagaskar
Petalite_Brazil_
Phenakite_Salzburg
Pyrope_Bohemia
Saphire
Smoky_Quartz_Brazil
Smoky_Quartz_Salzburg
Smoky_Quartz_Switzerland
Spessarine_Afrika
Spodumen_Brazil
Tourmaline_Brazil
Topaz_Brazil
Topaz_Russia
Tourmaline_Paraiba
Zoisite_Pakistan

Mimetite (10 photos)

Mimetite_Caldbeckfell
Mimetite_Cobar
Mimetite_HatYai
Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt
Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt
Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt
Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt
Mimetite_Roughtongill
Mimetite_SantaEulalia
Mimetite_Tsumeb

Pyromorphite (18 photos)

Pyromorphite_Bleistadt
Pyromorphite_Dognacza
Pyromorphite_Friedrichssegen
Pyromorphite_Guangxi
Pyromorphite_Huelgoet
Pyromorphite_Kellog
Pyromorphite_Mies
Pyromorphite_Mies
Pyromorphite_Phoenixwell
Pyromorphite_Pribram
Pyromorphite_Pribram
Pyromorphite_Pribram
Pyromorphite_Schemnitz
Pyromorphite_Schemnitz
Pyromorphite_Ussel_
Pyromorphite_Yangshu
Pyromorphite_Zschopau
Pyromorphite_Zschopau

This was the 4th part of photos from this famous collection. I hope you enjoyed.

 

Feel free to leave a comment below, for example which specimen you enjoyed most or what kind of specimen you haven’t seen before.

Robert

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