MINERALS AND ROCKS

DISCOVER SOME ITEMS FROM THE LARGE COLLECTION OF MINERALS AND ROCKS

MuscoviteEarth Science Museum

Minerals and Rocks

These are living records of Brazil's geological heritage, the pioneering work of graduates of the Ouro Preto School of Mines and the contribution of the National Department of Mineral Production from the 1930s onwards.

Photo: Muscovita

OpalEarth Science Museum

Also very important, the work in partnership with the Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais (CPRM), currently known as the Geological Survey of Brazil (SGB), since the 1970s.
Photo: Opal

AzuriteEarth Science Museum

The entire collection of minerals and rocks had the contribution of important names in the history of geosciences.
Photo: Azurite

PyriteEarth Science Museum

Since the first half of the 20th century, the collection of rocks and minerals of the Museum of Earth Sciences has been the repository of official data about the main geological projects in the country and the mineral resources of our territory.

Photo: Pirite

BrasilianiteEarth Science Museum

The collection consists of about 6,000 mineral species, many of rare beauty and gemological interest, of which approximately 2,300 are exposed to the public.

Photo: Brazilianita

 They are tourmalines, topaz, emeralds, amethysts, hematites and many other minerals of great visual appeal and of diverse interests, such as their use as ore and in civil construction.

Pink tourmaline, with feldspar and lepidoliteEarth Science Museum

Pink Turmalin

The Earth Sciences Museum represents the history of geosciences in Brazil, with an exhibition that brings together the research product of the geological and geographical commissions established since the second half of the 19th century, headed by North American geologists.

Tourmaline in Quartz (Afrizite)Earth Science Museum

Turmalin in quartzo

The rock collection has not yet been fully inventoried, but it is estimated to be even larger than the mineral collection. About 200 of them are on display to the public.

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The technical reserve began to be inventoried in 2018. There is an estimate of at least more than 1,500 samples, including minerals and rocks, which should be attached to the collection.

Photo: Calcite

GarnetEarth Science Museum

In the future, they may be used for the most diverse purposes, from donation to schools to the assembly of didactic kits or even reincorporation into the main exhibition collection.

Photo: Granade

HematiteEarth Science Museum

The frequency of consultations and visits to the Hall of Minerals and Rocks is practically daily, through scheduled visits to schools and university courses.

Photo: Hematite

AgateEarth Science Museum

The Earth Sciences Museum welcomes institutional visits from public and private companies that want to use the exhibition hall as a place for training, making use of the exposed collection to teach classes with geoscientific content to its employees.
Photo: Agate

SulfurEarth Science Museum

The scientific value of this collection is immeasurable, consisting of samples of minerals and rocks that can yield different researches at all stages.

Photo: Sulfur

Beryl (Aquamarine)Earth Science Museum

The search for research ranges from the elementary-level student, who accesses to obtain information for a school work on material expelled by volcanoes, to the doctoral researcher, interested in a particular specimen of mineral, rock or meteorite for his thesis. 
Photo: Beryl

GipsitaEarth Science Museum

Gipsita

The finer, more transparent crystals of GIPSITE are known by the alternative name of selenite.    
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BariteEarth Science Museum

Barite

BARITE is mainly formed in veins that have been affected by the action of hot water (hydrothermal). 
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DioptasiumEarth Science Museum

Dioptasium

DIOPTASIUM is not a very common gemstone. It is found in copper veins that have been oxidized by air or water and in some cavities that surround this type of rock.
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ZeoliteEarth Science Museum

Zeolites

ZEOLITES are glassy secondary minerals that form in lava cavities and plutonic rocks.
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Imperial TopazEarth Science Museum

Imperial Topaz

The most beautiful examples of TOPÁZIO are found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The largest species ever found weighed over 2 tons. 
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FuchsitaEarth Science Museum

Fuchsite

FUCHSITE contains a higher concentration of the chromium oxide compound than any other member of the mica group.
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SideriteEarth Science Museum

Siderite

SIDERITE's chemical composition makes it an ideal source of iron. 
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