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New Information from Old Specimens
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/mineralogy/mineralogy-collection-new-information-from-old-specimens/In many ways the future and relevance of museum collections often depend on their past. Some specimens remain in the collections for a long time, sometimes over 100 years before they prove vital for current research projects.
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Earth science
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/The Mineralogy and Palaeontology collections include rocks, minerals, gemstones and fossils, and reveal how the earth was formed.
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Geological deposits and resources
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/geological-deposits/Geology is an important part of our economy and industry.
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Minerals conversation starters
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/at-the-museum/cs-minerals-copy/Which three minerals would you choose to make a piece of jewellery? Use our Minerals conversation starters for fun suggestions and prompts for how to engage with this exhibition.
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Fluorite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/fluorite/Facts about Fluorite.
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Labradorite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/labradorite/Facts about Labradorite
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Zircon
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/zircon/Facts about Zircon
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Quartz
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/quartz/Quartz is the most common mineral, present in a wide range of rocks and gemstones.
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Cerussite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/cerussite/This statuesque group of cerussite crystals has been an icon of our mineral collection for over 90 years.
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Malachite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/malachite/These lustrous sheaths of emerald-green, radiating, silky malachite (copper hydroxy-carbonate) needles resemble plush velvet and make a very attractive specimen.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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