Mineralogy Collection

Geological crosssection through the Earths crust.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Picture No. 11091681
Galena and Sphalerite the main ore minerals of lead and zinc respectively Date:

Birthstone Series: Amythest Quartz
An Amythest quartz specimen. Amythest is a form of quartz that is usually purple in colour, it is the birthstone for the month of March. Natural History Museum specimen number 84817

Waxing gibbous Moon, computer-enhanced image. The colour saturation of this image has been enhanced to accentuate the natural variation in colour of the Moons surface

Silicon crystal, light micrograph
Light micrograph taken with episcopic lighting and Normarski Interference Contrast (DIC) of a specimen of pure 99.999999 Silicon

Peridot. The specimens at top right and middle right are polished and the specimens at left are in their natural state. Peridot is a variety of the mineral olivine (magnesium iron silicate)

Jurassic reptiles, dinosaurs, fish and birds.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Plant landscape of the Permian.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Trilobite, sponge and zoophyte fossils.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Feldspar Crystals from Summit of Mount Erebus (Natural Size), 1909. Specimens of crystallised magma from the volcano Erebus

Moeraki Boulders in the morning light, Moeraki Beach, Hampden, Otago Region, New Zealand

Native silver
Silver found in pure form in the ground is called native silver (Ag) - it is an elemental metal and structure is dendritic or branch-like

Picture No. 11050139
Coquina St. Augustine, Florida, USA Date:

Baking soda crystals, SEM C016 / 8041
Sodium bicarbonate. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of crystals of sodium bicarbonate (or sodium hydrogen carbonate). Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid commonly used in baking powder

Samarium

Fern fossils from the Permian.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Meteorite Jepara, thin section, LM
Polarized light micrograph of a thin section of the meteorite Jepara, found in Java, Indonesia in 2008, weighing 499 kilograms This meteorite is of the siderite type consisting principally of nickel

Plate 7a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)
Plate 7a, Mineralogie [unfinished] from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines

Plate 1 from Histoire naturelle? (1789)
Plate 1 Histoire Naturelle ou Mineralogie Complete, from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines

1835 Reverend William Whewell Portrait
The Reverend William Whewell, a lithographed sketch made by E.U. Fiddis 1835, printed by Sirel. Whewell was a polymath and leading light at Cambridge during Darwins time there

Illustration of opal in rough form

Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus
FLO4652505 Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel

Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his
FLO4652426 Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur

Flying fish, Exocoetus volitans 1, suckerfish, Remora remora 2, barramundi, Lates calcarifer 3, scale 4, seahorse
FLO4652711 Flying fish, Exocoetus volitans 1, suckerfish, Remora remora 2, barramundi, Lates calcarifer 3, scale 4, seahorse, Hippocampus species 5

Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle 1, Syngnatus sphidion, trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus 2, snake pipefish
FLO4652705 Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle 1, Syngnatus sphidion, trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus 2, snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus Sygnatus aequorens 3, tropical fish species 4,5

Gurnard, Chelidonichthys species 1, needlefish, Belone belone 2, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 3, herring
FLO4652684 Gurnard, Chelidonichthys species 1, needlefish, Belone belone 2, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 3, herring, Clupea harengus 4, and few-spined porcupinefish

Sea star or starfish with five arms, under side, Asterias rubens A, starfish from the North Sea 1,2, and sea star
FLO4652627 Sea star or starfish with five arms, under side, Asterias rubens A, starfish from the North Sea 1,2, and sea star, Asterias rubens 3,4

Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3
FLO4652544 Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3, volute sea snail, Voluta musicalis 4, agate volute 5

Red-tailed boa skin, skeleton and spine, Boa constrictor. (The skin of a Ceilan Snake, a piece in large, the skeleton)
FLO4652990 Red-tailed boa skin, skeleton and spine, Boa constrictor. (The skin of a Ceilan Snake, a piece in large, the skeleton, outer spine)

South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England
FLO4652976 South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Kuffner after an illustration from nature by Johann Christoph

Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise
FLO4652937 Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3, underside of Hermann's tortoise4

Skull of a Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. The head of a wild boar-deer from India, Babyroussa
FLO4652866 Skull of a Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. The head of a wild boar-deer from India, Babyroussa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by

European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus
FLO4652825 European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus. (epic pork from Zelande)

Head of a young antelope and wild civet of English Guiana. The head of a bigarre goat, a wild civet with a sharp snout
FLO4652801 Head of a young antelope and wild civet of English Guiana. The head of a bigarre goat, a wild civet with a sharp snout

Mushroom coral species: Amaranthus saxeus 1, Meandrina meandrites 2, Eschara retiformis 3, and Fungia fungites 4
FLO4652618 Mushroom coral species: Amaranthus saxeus 1, Meandrina meandrites 2, Eschara retiformis 3, and Fungia fungites 4

Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus)
FLO4652580 Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus, and ecrevisse a coque uni, Brachyurus laevis)

Seaweed without coral bark 1, and smaller seaweed with yellow coral bark 2
FLO4652482 Seaweed without coral bark 1, and smaller seaweed with yellow coral bark 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Christian Nicolaus Kleemann from Georg Wolfgang

Coral species, Cerebrites or Lithocerebrum 1,2, Madrepora branch colonized by stony coral 3, lobe coral
FLO4652471 Coral species, Cerebrites or Lithocerebrum 1,2, Madrepora branch colonized by stony coral 3, lobe coral, Porites lobata, Millepora lobata 4, and sea fan, Gorgonia species

Atlas moth, Attacus atlas 1, Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus 2, lanternfly, Pyrops candelaria 3
FLO4652373 Atlas moth, Attacus atlas 1, Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus 2, lanternfly, Pyrops candelaria 3, European butterflies 4-8

Black and red corals and a mushroom coral, Fungia fungites (Madrepora fungites)
FLO4652352 Black and red corals and a mushroom coral, Fungia fungites (Madrepora fungites).; (add.info.: Black and red corals and a mushroom coral)

Outcrop of gneissic rock almost 40 feet high. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's
FLO4727993 Outcrop of gneissic rock almost 40 feet high. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg

Chinese artists painting porcelain plates to be fired in a low-temperature oven
FLO4727859 Chinese artists painting porcelain plates to be fired in a low-temperature oven. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der

View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland
FLO4727912 View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Interior of a rock salt mine at Northwich, Cheshire. Miners preparing to haul salt up to the surface
FLO4728016 Interior of a rock salt mine at Northwich, Cheshire. Miners preparing to haul salt up to the surface. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen

Workers harvesting pink salt from the salt lakes near Perekop. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias
FLO4727977 Workers harvesting pink salt from the salt lakes near Perekop. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Geologists studying fossil examples stored 40 to 50 per drawer in a cabinet of curiosities
FLO4727831 Geologists studying fossil examples stored 40 to 50 per drawer in a cabinet of curiosities. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der

Chinese potter making a porcelain cup on a potter's wheel driven by a laborer
FLO4727817 Chinese potter making a porcelain cup on a potter's wheel driven by a laborer, while another worker arranges cups on a tray 1, and a potter firing porcelain plates in an open oven 2

Gentlemen geologists laboriously search for minerals in a river. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb
FLO4727793 Gentlemen geologists laboriously search for minerals in a river. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

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Mineralogy, the fascinating study of minerals and their properties, takes us on a journey through the geological cross-section of Earth's crust. Picture No. 11091681 captures this intricate web of rocks, unveiling the hidden treasures beneath our feet. Intriguingly, it also delves into the realm of birthstones, like Amethyst Quartz. This enchanting gemstone holds mystical powers and is believed to bring clarity and calmness to its wearer. As we gaze at the waxing gibbous Moon in all its computer-enhanced glory, we marvel at how mineralogy intertwines with astronomy. The Silicon crystal under a light micrograph reveals an intricate lattice structure that forms the backbone of modern technology. Peridot, another captivating gemstone associated with mineralogy, exudes a vibrant green hue reminiscent of lush landscapes from ancient times. It connects us to Jurassic reptiles such as dinosaurs, fish, and birds that once roamed our planet millions of years ago. The Permian period comes alive through plant landscapes frozen in time. Mineralogy allows us to unravel these prehistoric scenes where towering ferns and majestic trees thrived before being preserved for eternity. Trilobite fossils take center stage alongside sponges and zoophytes as they provide glimpses into Earth's distant past. These remnants tell stories about life forms long gone but forever etched in stone by nature's hand. Moeraki Boulders basking in morning light on Moeraki Beach transport us to New Zealand's Otago Region—a testament to how minerals shape our world both above and below ground. Their spherical formations intrigue scientists while captivating visitors with their natural beauty. Histoire naturelle? (1789) presents Plate 7a & Plate 1—windows into historical scientific exploration within mineralogy's vast domain. These illustrations serve as reminders that human curiosity has always driven us towards understanding Earth's mineral treasures.