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.
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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.
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AzuriteEARTH SCIENCE MUSEUM
The entire collection of minerals and rocks had the contribution of important names in the history of geosciences.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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