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Right after the 2015 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show, I spent a few days in Paris visiting some of the mineral museums there. I took a bunch of photos of the displays and the minerals as notes to myself for an upcoming film series I'm planning but then thought I might as well share these "reference shots" with the rest of the mineral community.
Keep in mind that these are A) what I consider low-resolution and low-quality shots as they were designed only as a visual reference to myself, and B) ONLY of mineral specimens on public display - any pieces shown to me that WERE NOT on display are not included.
My first stop was the Paris School of Mines right in the Luxembourg Gardens. I want to thank the new Museum Curator, Eloise Galliou (formerly from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles), for inviting me in and letting me wander around.
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| Eloise and I in front of the 2nd floor entrance to the School of Mines Museum. |
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2015 19:43 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Sorry. I'm being exceptional dumb today as I try to figure out how to upload multiple files.
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| This is the view right after you enter the School. |
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| Here's a view looking down the hall of the School. Eloïse Gaillou can be seen here returning some of the specimens to the display after the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mine show. |
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| The sitting room at the School. |
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2015 19:48 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Now...the mineral shots. Roughly in alphabetical order.
| Mineral: | Adamite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico |  |
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| Adamites from Mapimi, Mexico |
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| Mineral: | Adamite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| A huge Adamite diorama that I was shocked to see. Mapimi, Mexico. |
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| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Another angle of the Adamite diorama from Mapimi, Mexico. |
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2015 20:02 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Azurites from the Collection
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Azurite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| One of the School's many Azurites from the famous Chessy Mine in France. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| I've never seen an Azurite like this from the Bisbee Mine, Arizona, USA. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Another Azurite from Bisbee, Arizona, USA. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Huge Azurite crystals morphing into Malachite from the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Morenci Mine, Morenci, Copper Mountain District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA | |
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| A plate of botryoidal Azurites from the Morenci Mine in Arizona, USA. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Azurite rose from the Chessy Mine in France. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Another great Chessy Mine Azurite from France |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Azurite from Chessy Mine in France. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Chessy-les-Mines, Les Bois d'Oingt, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Nice big plate of sharp Azurite crystals from the Chessy Mine in France. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Huge Azurite crystal from the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. |
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2015 22:08 Post subject: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Minerals beginning with a B or C
| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | | Jebel Ouichane mines, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco | |
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| Large specimen of Baryte crystals from Morocco. A LOT of the historic specimens from the School of Mines are LARGE pieces as that was the focus of their founding fathers. |
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| Mineral: | Brazilianite |
| Locality: | | Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| ENORMOUS crystal of Brazilianite on exhibit in the entry way. Brazil. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Fresville, Manche, Normandie, France | |
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| One of the oddest Calcite specimens I've seen. Fresville, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Michigan, USA | |
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| Nice big Michigan copper. |
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| Mineral: | Crocoite |
| Locality: | | Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Council, Tasmania, Australia | |
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| Crocoite specimen from the Dundas region of Tasmania, Australia. Notice the INTENSE red color. Probably from the Red Lead Mine. |
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| Mineral: | Crocoite |
| Locality: | | Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Council, Tasmania, Australia | |
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| Large, intense red, crystals of Crocoite from the Dundas region on Tasmania, Australia. The mine is not noted on the label but most likely the Red Lead Mine. |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2015 01:27 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Thank you, Thank you and Thank you!!!! ;-)
Please more....
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2015 02:04 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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| I second Jordi's comment. More please
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2015 13:48 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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The School Of Mines or Le Musée de minéralogie de l'Ecole des Mines is a beautiful historical museum to visit and it is really worth to visit it when you are in Paris.
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2015 14:28 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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| This museum has been on my list of things to do for a long time. Brian's photos just further reinforce why we need to get there. I wish Brian had taken some dimensions of the specimens.
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2015 16:41 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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| What a great collection!
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2015 17:51 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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I'll be posting more photos soon (we gotta get all the way to the Wulfentites!!).
In the meantime, I'm seeing if I can get dimensions for the pieces.
Keep checking back.
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2015 18:32 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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| Yes Les, you and Paula really need to go. I had that opportunity several years ago and loved every minute of it. Bryan your pictures came out much better than mine did, but then again the curator at the time was not all that thrilled I was taking pictures.
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 02:05 Post subject: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Minerals starting with the letter "D"
| Mineral: | Danburite |
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| A crazy big set of Danburite crystals with lots of iron oxide staining. Madagascar. |
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| Locality: | | Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| A great Diamond specimen on matrix from Kimberly, South Africa. |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| The School has a CRAZY amount of Dioptase from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). From 1910 to 1958, this area was part of French Equatorial Africa so it naturally makes sense that the Paris School of Mines would have A LOT of specimens from this region. |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 02:13 Post subject: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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More Ds
| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Dioptase - Reneville, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Dioptase - Reneville, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Dioptase - Reneville, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Dioptase - Reneville, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). |
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 07:14 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Thank you.
Amazing master pieces.
Exceptional diamond on kimberlite. Is it repaired?
Roger.
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 09:24 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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| What a suite of Reneville dioptase specimens. One of my first high priced specimens was a dioptase from here, years before Tsumeb produced dioptase. It was a 8cm by 7cm vug that probably cost me $50, purchased from Jim Mueller, a Phoenix, AZ USA dealer. That was around 1966 or 1967. These are fabulous, especially the 4th specimen.
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 14:21 Post subject: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Minerals from the collection starting with the letter E and continuing through to the letter P.
| Mineral: | Emerald |
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| Cut Emeralds from the French Crown Jewels. These were removed from the Crown Jewels during the French Revolution |
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| Mineral: | Erythrite |
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| One of their many Erythrite crystals from Morocco. |
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| Mineral: | Hematite |
| Locality: | | Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| A Hematite Rose from Ouro Petro, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
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| Mineral: | Hubnerite |
| Locality: | | Mundo Nuevo mining area, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad Department, Peru | |
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| A CRAZY Hubnerite "hat" on top of a Fluorite crystal from the Mundo Nuevo Mine in Peru |
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| Mineral: | Kunzite |
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| LARGE and COLORFUL Kunzite crystal from Afghanistan. |
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| Mineral: | Molybdenite |
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| Molybdenite from Madagascar. Now, I'm not a mineralogist (so any of you out there please correct this) but my understanding is that Molybdenite is the most common source of the ore Molybdenum which was highly sought after as an industrial flux. The Wulfenites from the San Francisco Mine in Sonora, Mexico characteristically has botryoidal Mimetites growing on them. Together, these were historically collected and CRUSHED so that they could extract the Molybdenum from them. ABSOLUTELY crazy in today's world of mineral collecting. |
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| Mineral: | Morganite |
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| HUGE Morganite on display downstairs |
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| Mineral: | Olivine |
| Locality: | | St John's Island (Zebirget), Red Sea, Egypt | |
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| A FANTASTIC Olivine crystal from Zebirguet, Red Sea, Egypt. |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Friedrichssegen Mine, Frücht, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| A classic, and large, Pyromorphite cluster from Friedrichssegen, Germany. |
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 14:23 Post subject: Re: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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As you can see from the Hubnerite photo, most of these pictures were taken using my iPhone.
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 14:53 Post subject: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Here are some more overall photos of the museum so that you can see a bit more of the true beauty and classic style of this museum.
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| As you go up the steps, towards the 2nd floor entrance to the museum, you'll see the walls of the staircase are lined with these huge slabs of agate and jadeite. Upon closer examination, you'll see that these ARE NOT actual slabs. These are paintings made on the wall to look like real slabs. In a way, I can appreciate this dedication and love of the mineral world more than just slabbing rocks and mounting them. Imagine how much work to paint something so realistic. |
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| Having gained access to the entrance to the museum, here's a panoramic photo of the entry way. |
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| Another panoramic shot. This is the far end of the museum (previously I uploaded a photo with Museum Curator Eloise Gaillou returning a specimen that had been on exhibit at the Sainte-Maire-aux-Mine Show - this photo is from the same area). Notice the classic display cases and the rows upon rows of wall and floor cases. Absolutely beautiful!! |
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| Here is another painting dedicated to minerals and mineral collecting. This depicts a king showing his support and appreciation to the hard work of mining and the craft of taking the elements that are mined and turning them into useful objects (armor, urns, plates, etc.). Now the REALLY cool thing about this painting is that it's on the CEILING!!!!! This is in the staircase entry area just before entering the museum. |
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| Here's another ceiling painting in the stairway area before the entrance to the museum. Yes, that's me being a goofball. |
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2015 15:01 Post subject: Paris School Of Mines - A recent visit |
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Minerals from the collection starting with the letter S.
| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo | |
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| Large and pristine Sphalerite crystal from the Trepča valley in modern day Kosovo. Intrestingly, the label says "Yougoslavie" (i.e. Yugoslavia). Yugoslavia was created as an aftermath of WWII and was disolved in 1992. So there's a bit of history even in the labels!!! |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo | |
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| A huge Sphalerite specimen again from the Trepča valley in modern day Kosovo. |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite |
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| A crazy cool Stibnite specimen. |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite |
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| An extremely thick Stibnite crystal from Japan. |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite |
| Locality: | | Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan | |
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| Thick and large Stibnite crystal from Japan. |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite |
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| Nice Stibnite cluster from Japan. |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur |
| Locality: | | Agrigento (Girgenti) Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur |
| Locality: | | Agrigento (Girgenti) Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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| VERY large Sulphur crystal from Sicily, Italy. |
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| Mineral: | Sulphur |
| Locality: | | Agrigento (Girgenti) Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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| Nice Sulphur on matrix from Sicily, Italy. |
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