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History of the Minerals Department
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/history-of-the-minerals-department/The mineral collection is one of the oldest and largest collections in the country, housing many examples of early Australian mining.
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Oliver Chalmers – Curator of Minerals
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/oliver-chalmers-curator-of-minerals/The promising lad who became a highly regarded geologist.
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Earth science
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/The Mineralogy and Palaeontology collections include rocks, minerals, gemstones and fossils, and reveal how the earth was formed.
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What are minerals?
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/Minerals are an integral part of the structure of the Earth. Explore what minerals are, and how they are made, how they are identified and what they are used for. Look at the specific chemical and physical properties of minerals.
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Mineral properties
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/properties/Find out about the properties of minerals.
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Gemstones
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/gemstones/Gemstones are prized for their beautiful colours and patterns and are used in a range of applications including jewellery, decorative items and as important features of mineral collections.
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Geological deposits and resources
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/geological-deposits/Geology is an important part of our economy and industry.
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Crystallography
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/crystallography/Minerals can be identified by the shape of their crystals: called crystallography. External crystallography measures the outside properties of crystals such as length of crystal surfaces and the angles between these surfaces.
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Quartz
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/gemstones/quartz/Quartz is the most common mineral, present in a wide range of rocks and gemstones.
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Labradorite
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/minerals/gemstones/labradorite/Facts about Labradorite
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