Exhibition Specimens

Exhibition Specimens

Here are some examples of specimens you can find in the exhibition

Lazurite

[ Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O ]
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan
Afghanistan

Tangerine Quartz

Tangerine Quartz

[ SiO2 ]
Smedjebacken, Dalarna
Sweden

Cinnabar

Cinnabar

[ HgS ]
Tongren, Guizhou Province
China

Ruby

[ Al2O3 ]
Jegdalek, Surobi District, Kabul Afghanistan

Phurcalite

Phurcalite

[ Ca2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 7H2O ]
Assunção Mine, Sátão, Viseu
Portugal

Monazite - Ce

Monazite-(Ce)

[ CePO4 ]
Zagi Mountain, Peshawar District
Pakistan

Hemimorphite

Hemimorphite

[ Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O ]
Mfouati District, Bouenza Department
Republic of the Congo

Tourmaline - Schorl

Tourmaline – Schorl

[ NaFe2+3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 ]
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region
Namibia

Pyromorphite

Pyromorphite

[ Pb5(PO4)3Cl ]
Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Russia

Aquamarine

Aquamarine – Beryl

[ Be3Al2Si6O18 ]
Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region
Namibia

Henmilite

Henmilite

[ Ca2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4 ]
Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi, Okayama
Japan

Tourmaline

Tourmaline – Rubellite

[ AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z ]
Pala, San Diego County, California
USA

Spinel

Spinel

[ MgAl2O4 ]
Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province
Vietnam

Grape agate

[ SiO2 ]
West Sulawesi Province
Indonesia

Scapolite

[ (Na,Ca)4[Al3Si9O24]Cl ]
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan
Afghanistan

Pyromorphite

[ Pb5(PO4)3Cl ]
Saint-Salvy Mine, Tarn, Occitanie
France

Dioptase and mimetite

Dioptase & Mimetite

[ Cu, Si, O, H2O, Pb, As, Cl ]
Mindouli, Pool Department
Republic of the Congo

Demantoid

Demantoid

[ Ca3Fe2Si3O12 ]
Soghan, Kerman Province
Iran

Cobaltoan Calcite

Cobaltoan Calcite

[ (Ca,Co)CO3 ]
Bou Azzer, Drâa-Tafilalet Region
Morocco

Amethyst from Mexico

Amethyst

[ SiO2 ]
Las Vigas, Veracruz
Mexico

Celestine and calcite

Celestine & Calcite

[ SrSO4 & CaCO3 ]
Darai Laman, Badghis Province
Afghanistan

Vanadanite

Vanadinite

[ Pb5(VO4)3Cl ]
Mibladen, Drâa-Tafilalet Region
Morocco

Roselite on Dolomite

Roselite

[ Ca2Co(AsO4)2 · 2H2O ]
Bou Azzer, Drâa-Tafilalet Region
Morocco

Blue Tourmaline

Tourmaline – Indicolite

[ AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z ]
Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten
Sweden

Gold

Gold in Quartz

[ Au & SiO2 ]
Alleghany, Sierra County, California
USA

Peridot

Peridot

[ (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 ]
Naran, Mansehra District
Pakistan

Zirkon

Zircon

[ ZrSiO4 ]
Astore valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan

Topaz

[ Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 ]
Skardu valley
Pakistan

Mimetite

Mimetite

[ Pb5(AsO4)3Cl ]
Congreso-Leon Mine, Chihuahua
Mexico

Tsavorite

Tsavorite – Garnet

[ Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 ]
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region
Tanzania

Tanzanite

Tanzanite

[ Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) ]
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region
Tanzania

Vanadinite

Vanadinite

[ Pb5(VO4)3Cl ]
Mibladen, Drâa-Tafilalet Region
Morocco

Pentagonite

Pentagonite

[ Ca(VO)Si4O10 · 4(H2O) ]
Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra
India

Fluorite

Fluorite

[ CaF2 ]
Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki
Greece

Emerald

Emerald – Beryl

[ Be3Al2Si6O18 ]
Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan

Tourmaline

Tourmaline

[ AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z ]
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan
Afghanistan

Grossular

Grossular

[ Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 ]
Mosjøen, Helgeland, Nordland
Norway

Pink Amethyst

Pink Amethyst

[ SiO2 ]
Pehuenches Dept., Neuquén
Argentina

Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite

[ MnCO3 ]
Uchucchacua, Oyón District, Lima
Peru