Mineral Collection

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

View of salt shack at large salt pan in Trapani, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of salt shack at large salt pan in Trapani, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

View of the salt pans of Trapani, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of the salt pans of Trapani, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Creator: Frans Hals
Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Other Title(s): Lucas de Clercq (c 1603-1652), Haarlem Potash Dealer

Fiord of Kangerlic, South Greenland, in the Month of August, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Fiord of Kangerlic, South Greenland, in the Month of August, 1856. View of...the Fjord of Kangerluarsuk [also spelt Kajarlik

Lead Mine and Cryolite, in Arksul Ford, 1856. Creator: H. Crane
Lead Mine and Cryolite, in Arksul [sic] Ford, 1856....Evigtok...in Arksuk [Arsuk] Fiord, with the miners houses, smithy, store-house...and the lead ore being wheeled over the ice to the ship...the

Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Creator:s Read
Crystallised Cavern, in the Blue John Mine, 1854. Geological tourist attraction in Derbyshire. Fluor spar was called by the miners "Blue John"...The Blue John Mine is chiefly celebrated for

Emery in the Shape of a Strawberry, c. 1937. Creator: Ann Gene Buckley
Emery in the Shape of a Strawberry, c. 1937

Royal Institution - Sir Roderick Murchison's Lecture on the Distribution of Gold Ore, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Royal Institution - Sir Roderick Murchison's Lecture on the Distribution of Gold Ore, 1850. Geological talk in London

Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Ballarat on the Yarrowee River in the Central Highlands of Victoria, was transformed during the Victorian gold rush. From " Federated Australia"

Loading copper on ship, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Loading copper on ship, between c1900 and 1916

Loading copper on ship, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Loading copper on ship, between c1900 and 1916

Gold in pan, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Gold in pan, 1916

Montana Mine, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Montana Mine, 1889. Eight men, holding pick axes and shovels, standing in front of entrance to mine

Open cut in the great Homestake mine, at Lead City, Dak, 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Open cut in the great Homestake mine, at Lead City, Dak, 1888. Distant view of mine entrance; four men posed on or near three mining cars on tracks

Geognostic Map of the Localities of Irkutsk, Verkholensk, and Balagansk Districts, 1873. The first geological (geognostic) maps in Russia were produced in the 1850s

Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California, 1848. Creator: Edward Ord
Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California, 1848. Published in July 1848 after the first gold strikes at Sutter's Mill on the American River in northern California

Map of the mining district of California, 1851. Creator: William A. Jackson
Map of the mining district of California, 1851. This map, produced in two parts in the early years after the California Gold Rush of 1849

Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s. From " Federated Australia"

Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Walhalla was a small town in Victoria, Australia, founded as a gold-mining community in late 1862 and at its peak home to around 4, 000 residents

Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s

Granite Quarries, Trawool, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Granite Quarries, Trawool, Victoria, 1901. Trawool in central Victoria, on the middle reaches of the Goulburn River, first explored by Hume and Hovell in 1824, was later settled as a sheep station

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Hemispherical cat's-eye, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Large hemispherical cat's-eye (supposed to. be the largest known). It is mounted in massive pure gold

Melon-Shaped Snuff Bottle with a Squirrel and Fruiting Branches, Qing dynasty, 1800-1900
Melon-Shaped Snuff Bottle with a Squirrel and Fruiting Branches, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1800-1900

Spade-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Basketweave Pattern, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1730-1800

Pear-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Stylized Dragons and Stylized "Shou"
Pear-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Stylized Dragons and Stylized " Shou" (Longevity) Character, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1730-1800

Chunkey Stone, A. D. 1200 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Chunkey Stone, A.D. 1200/1400. Kaolin stone from a game which originated c. 600 AD. Mississippian, reportedly Kaskaskia River, Randolph County, Illinois

Fan, France, 1870 / 1880. Creator: Unknown
Fan, France, 1870/1880

Mirror with Jaguar or Coyote Mosaic, A. D. 500 / 600. Creator: Unknown
Mirror with Jaguar or Coyote Mosaic, A.D. 500/600

Candelabrum, Birmingham, c. 1770. Creators: Matthew Boulton, John Fothergill
Candelabrum, Birmingham, c. 1770

Mask, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Mask, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Ring, Italy, c. 1525-c. 1575. Creator: Unknown
Ring, Italy, c. 1525-c. 1575

Ornament: fish and water plants, Goryeo period, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Ornament: fish and water plants, Goryeo period, 12th-13th century

Piece of pyrite from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience, n. d. Creator: Unknown
Charles Edgar Patience (1906-1972), was an African American anthracite coal sculptor who raised the form to high art, exhibiting works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Needlenose pliers from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience, 1900-1972. Creator: Unknown
Charles Edgar Patience (1906-1972), was an African American anthracite coal sculptor who raised the form to high art, exhibiting works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Pendant, Iran, 11th-12th century. Creator: Unknown
Pendant, Iran, 11th-12th century. May have been a talisman

Study of a Rock, early 19th century. Creator: Anon
Study of a Rock, early 19th century

Mud-Springs, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
Mud-Springs, 1872. Geothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Below the falls there is an extensive area covered with the deposits which extend from the south side of Mount

Marble Quarry in Vermont, near Proctor - Largest Single Quarry Opening, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Marble Quarry in Vermont, near Proctor - Largest Single Quarry Opening, c1930s. In the early 19th century, small high-quality marble deposits were discovered in the area

Unloading Iron ore at Port of Cleveland, Ohio, the Heaviest Handler of Ore in the World, c1930s. The Port of Cleveland opened in 1895 as a a bulk freight shipping port on the Cuyahoga River

Ross Island, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Ross Island, 1898. Ross Island peninsula in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, source of the earliest known Irish Pre-Bronze Age metalwork. From " Our Own Country, Volume III"

The Erzberg Mine, Styria, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Erzberg Mine, Styria, Austria, c1935. Erzberg ( ore mountain ) is a large open-cast iron ore mine near the town of Eisenerz

Hochosterwitz Castle, Carinthia, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Hochosterwitz Castle, Carinthia, Austria, c1935. Burg Hochosterwitz is a medieval castle built on an outcrop of dolomite rock near Sankt Georgen am Langsee in the state of Carinthia

Charters Towers Goldfield, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Charters Towers Goldfield, 1901. Mine shafts built from 1883 to 1916 during a period of intense gold mining. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Prospecting a Lease, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Prospecting a Lease, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Silver King Mine, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Silver King Mine, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, 1901. Sunny Corner grew following the discovery of silver in the area in 1884. From " Federated Australia"

Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Long Tunnel Gold Mine was one of the richest and profitable mines of Walhalla. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Fossickers at Work, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fossickers at Work, 1901. Fossicking is prospecting for minerals as a recreational pursuit without intention to sell for commercial purpose and is governed by law in Australian states

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