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systematical
mineralogical collection
("main collection") |
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app. 95.000 pieces
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app. 2.500 mineral species
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principle of order: classification scheme
by STRUNZ (Mineralogical Tables)
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catalog: almost complete
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further informations
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show collection |
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depot (fund) |
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app. 60.000 pieces
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supplies for teaching and practice collections,
samples for teaching and research purposes as well as "inquiries from all
over the world" (at present 2-3 per week)
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principle of order: mineral classification
scheme as well as locality names
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catalog: -
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rock collection |
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app. 2000 pieces
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rough samples and polished plates, partly
with thin sections for microscopy
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principle of order: rock forming types
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catalog: complete for all polished plates
(650 pieces), the rest is not yet included
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teaching collection |
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app. 2000 pieces
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minerals, rocks nad technical products for
lectures
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principle of order: mineral classification
scheme as well as thematic
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catalog: almost complete
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further informations
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practice collections |
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app. 1.500 pieces
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minerals and rocks for practices in lectures
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principle of order: individual lectures
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catalog: lists
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ore sections |
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app. 1.000 sections
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ore sections for ore microscopy
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principle of order: mineral aclassification
scheme
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cacatalog: lacking up to now
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historical thin
sections |
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app. 1.000 sections
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thin sections of minerals and rocks for microscopy;
oriented thin sections of single crystals
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principle of order: lacking so far
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catalog: lacking so far
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cristal models (made
of wood) |
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app. 3.500 pieces
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principle of order: crystal classes
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catalog: lacking so far
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historical instruments
for mineral research |
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app. 30 pieces
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polarisation microscopes, optical and mechanical
goniometers, analytical balances, pyrology instuments etc.
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catalog: list
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