the mineral exhibition of the NHM Vienna / pt. 4
by Robert Kunze
![Orthoclase_Madagaskar_1200_k Orthoclase_Madagaskar](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Orthoclase_Madagaskar_1200_k.webp)
The museum
The basic information about the museum can be found the first article.
Click here to vitit the museums’ website.
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_1200_k Amber_Hainburg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Amber_Hainburg_1200_k.webp)
![Andalusite_Brazil_1200_k Andalusite_Brazil](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Andalusite_Brazil_1200_k.webp)
![Beryll_1200_k Beryll](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Beryll_1200_k.webp)
![Brazilianite_Brazil_1200_k Brazilianite_Brazil](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Brazilianite_Brazil_1200_k.webp)
![Chalcedonia_Kazachstan_1200_k Chalcedonia_Kazachstan](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chalcedonia_Kazachstan_1200_k.webp)
![Citrin_Brazil_1200_k Citrin_Brazil](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Citrin_Brazil_1200_k.webp)
![Diamond_1200_k Diamond](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Diamond_1200_k.webp)
![Diopsid_Zillertal_1200_2_k Diopsid_Zillertal](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Diopsid_Zillertal_1200_2_k.webp)
![Emerald_Muzo_1200_k Emerald_Muzo](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Emerals_Muzo_1200_k.webp)
![Fluorite_Afrika_1200_k Fluorite_Afrika](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fluorite_Afrika_1200_k.webp)
![Labradorite_Mexico_1200_k Labradorite_Mexico](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Labradorite_Mexico_1200_k.webp)
![MoccaStone_India_1200_k MoccaStone_India](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MaccaStone_India_1200_k.webp)
![Opal_Australia_1200_k Opal_Australia](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Opal_Australia_1200_k.webp)
![Orthoclase_Madagaskar_1200_k Orthoclase_Madagaskar](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Orthoclase_Madagaskar_1200_k.webp)
![Petalite_Brazil_1200_k Petalite_Brazil_](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Petalite_Brazil_1200_k.webp)
![Phenakite_Salzburg_1200_k Phenakite_Salzburg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Phenakite_Salzburg_1200_k.webp)
![Pyrope_Bohemia_1200_k Pyrope_Bohemia](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyrope_Bohemia_1200_k.webp)
![Saphire_1200_k Saphire](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Saphire_1200_k.webp)
![Smoky_Quartz_Brazil_1200_k Smoky_Quartz_Brazil](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Smoky_Quartz_Brazil_1200_k.webp)
![Smoky_Quartz_Salzburg_1200_k Smoky_Quartz_Salzburg](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Smoky_Quartz_Salzburg_1200_k.webp)
![Smoky_Quartz_Switzerland_1200_k Smoky_Quartz_Switzerland](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Smoky_Quartz_Switzerland_1200_k.webp)
![Spessarine_Afrika_1200_k Spessarine_Afrika](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Spessarine_Afrika_1200_k.webp)
![Spodumen_Brazil_1200_k Spodumen_Brazil](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Spodumen_Brazil_1200_k.webp)
![Tourmaline_Brazil_1200_2_k Tourmaline_Brazil](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Topaz_Brazil_1200_2_k.webp)
![Topaz_Brazil_1200_k Topaz_Brazil](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Topaz_Brazil_1200_k.webp)
![Topaz_Russia_1200_k Topaz_Russia](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Topaz_Russia_1200_k.webp)
![Tourmaline_Paraiba_1200_k Tourmaline_Paraiba](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tourmaline_Paraiba_1200_k.webp)
![Zoisite_Pakistan_1200_k Zoisite_Pakistan](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoisite_Pakistan_1200_k.webp)
Mimetite (10 photos)
![Mimetite_Caldbeckfell_1200_k Mimetite_Caldbeckfell](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Caldbeckfell_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_Cobar_1200_k Mimetite_Cobar](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Cobar_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_HatYai_1200_k Mimetite_HatYai](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_HatYai_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_1_1200_k Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_1_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_2_1200_k Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_2_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_3_1200_k Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_3_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_4_1200_k Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Johanngeorgenstadt_4_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_Roughtongill_1200_k Mimetite_Roughtongill](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Roughtongill_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_SantaEulalia_1200_k Mimetite_SantaEulalia](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_SantaEulalia_1200_k.webp)
![Mimetite_Tsumeb_1200_k Mimetite_Tsumeb](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mimetite_Tsumeb_1200_k.webp)
Pyromorphite (18 photos)
![Pyromorphite_Bleistadt_1200_k Pyromorphite_Bleistadt](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Bleistadt_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Dognacza_1200_k Pyromorphite_Dognacza](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Dognacza_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Friedrichssegen_1200_k Pyromorphite_Friedrichssegen](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Friedrichssegen_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Guangxi_1200_k Pyromorphite_Guangxi](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Guangxi_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Huelgoet_1200_k Pyromorphite_Huelgoet](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Huelgoet_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Kellog_1200_k Pyromorphite_Kellog](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Kellog_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Mies_2_1200_k Pyromorphite_Mies](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Mies_2_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Mies_1200_k Pyromorphite_Mies](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Mies_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Phoenixwell_1200_k Pyromorphite_Phoenixwell](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Phoenixwell_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Pribram_2_1200_k Pyromorphite_Pribram](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Pribram_2_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Pribram_3_1200_k Pyromorphite_Pribram](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Pribram_3_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Pribram_1200_k Pyromorphite_Pribram](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Pribram_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Schemnitz_2_1200_k Pyromorphite_Schemnitz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Schemnitz_2_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Schemnitz_1200_k Pyromorphite_Schemnitz](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Schemnitz_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Ussel_1200_k Pyromorphite_Ussel_](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Ussel_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Yangshu_1200_k Pyromorphite_Yangshu](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Yangshu_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Zschopau_2_1200_k Pyromorphite_Zschopau](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Zschopau_2_1200_k.webp)
![Pyromorphite_Zschopau_1200_k Pyromorphite_Zschopau](https://mistermineral.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyromorphite_Zschopau_1200_k.webp)
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
These are very nice articles. Thank you for sharing these!
Great to get such a feedback! It’s important to know that people are really interested in.