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Introduction
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/introduction/The Australian Museum’s extraordinary minerals collection, curated over almost 200 years, tells a truly amazing story of our planet’s geological history.
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The Australian Museum Minerals Gallery
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/minerals-gallery/The Australian Museum Minerals Gallery is a brilliant showcase of the full breadth of the Australian Museum’s collections in the Earth Sciences.
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History of the collections
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/history-of-collections/The Australian Museum’s Mineralogy and Petrology Collection is the oldest and one of the largest in Australia.
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Learn about minerals
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/what-are-minerals/Minerals are the building blocks of our planet. Discover what they reveal about the history of Earth and our solar system and what makes them so essential to our existence.
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Mineral resources and environmental impacts
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/minerals-resources-environmental-impacts/Throughout history, civilisations and empires have been built on mineral resources and they are an integral part of our every day life. However our excessive consumption means reducing our environmental impact is a priority at both global and local levels.
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Rocks from space
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/rocks-from-space/Rocks and minerals hold the secrets to the origins and composition of our solar system. They are a fossil record of planetary evolution and can tell us about the processes that formed planet Earth.
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Minerals from Australia
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/minerals-from-australia/The Australian collection is renowned for its mineral diversity, crystal perfection, aesthetic appeal and high Australian content.
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Albert Chapman Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/albert-chapman-collection/The Albert Chapman Collection is renowned worldwide for its mineralogical diversity, crystal perfection, aesthetic appeal and high Australian content.
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George Smith Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/george-smith-collection/The George Smith Collection contains superb and rare specimens obtained from famous mines at just the right time.
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Warren Somerville Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/warren-somerville-collection/The Warren Somerville Collection is a world- class collection that contains some of the finest mineral specimens from over 100 Australian mine sites and numerous overseas localities.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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