![Cerussite, Broken Hill, NSW (30cm) - Australia Museum Sydney.](images/cerussite04.jpg)
Cerussite, Broken Hill, NSW (30cm) -
Australia Museum Sydney.
Minerals
Heritage Museum
Display location:
Queensland Museum
Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(Mezzanine Floor)
Display Hours:
Open daily from 9.30am - 5.00pm.
Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day & Boxing Day. Open ANZAC Day from
1.30 pm.
General admission:
Free.
Email:
tonyandjude@outlook.com.au
Map of
Museum
display location
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These are but a few of
the many mineralogical websites that you can explore to find out more
about minerals, crystals and gems in Australia.
Publicly accessible and
wonderful displays of minerals are to be found in most capital cities, but
unfortunately not Brisbane. This is one underlying reason that the
Minerals Heritage Museum came into existence.
There are also links to
sites that have information to help you to identify minerals by displaying
photographic images and tables of the physical properties of minerals.
However, there is really nothing like viewing great specimens in real life
to appreciate their beauty and physical qualities.
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Terrestrial
- The Ted Elliott mineral collection - Georgetown, north
Queensland
Run by the Etheridge Shire council this display has fine specimens
put together by collector Ted Elliott OAM. |
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Australian
Museum - Sydney, NSW
The oldest museum in Australia, it contains wonderful specimens from
the earliest days of mining, including the world's best cerussite
and large molybdenite specimens. It houses the Albert Chapman
collection - perhaps Australia's finest mineral collection and
display which includes great Broken Hill and Australian pieces. |
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Albert
Kersten Mining and Mineral Museum - Broken Hill, western NSW
Contains rare Broken Hill minerals, historical displays and memorabilia.
A very large silver nugget and the "Silver tree" sculpture
are a highlight. |
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Australian
Mineral and Fossil Museum - Bathurst. NSW
Located in central NSW historic town of Bathurst it showcases the Warren
Somerville mineral and fossil collection. It has many fine
Australian an overseas specimens put together over many years, as
well as large fossil and dinosaur exhibits. |
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University
of Wollongong - Wollongong, NSW
Howard Worner Collection - A comprehensive collection of about 1,000 mineral, rock and fossil
specimens and 18 medals and awards donated by Professor Warner to
the University of Wollongong. |
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The
Museum of Victoria - Melbourne, Victoria
The MOV has recently opened a world class interactive geosciences
exhibit, as well as displaying fine classic Australian and overseas
specimens that have been assembled since 1854. It has especially
large and fine crystal pieces on display including large gold
nuggets. |
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South
Australian
Museum - Adelaide, South Australia
The museum houses a fine collection of Broken Hill minerals and a
has an excellent educational display of fine quality historic and
classic locality specimens. |
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The
Western Australian Museum - Perth, Western Australia
The museum has an especially good collection of meteorites on
display with many types well displayed and described. |
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West
Coast Heritage Centre - Zeehan, western Tasmania
incorporates the West Coast Pioneers' Museum. Displays include
mining machinery and a great mineral display of west coast minerals
such as crocoite and cerussite. Core of the collection is the Frank
Mihajlowits collection put together by
the ex-owner of the Adelaide Crocoite mine. |
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Queen
Victoria Museum and Art Gallery - Launceston, central Tasmania
Excellent historical exhibits and Tasmanian mineral collection. |
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The Tasmanian Museum and Art
Gallery - Hobart, Tasmania The museum has recently been
undergoing major renovations, but they have a fine collection of
Tasmanian mineral specimens and interesting Antarctic mineral and meteorite
displays. |
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Emmaville
Mining Museum - Emmaville, NSW
A great mining and mineral museum in northern NSW that features many
high quality local specimens of cassiterite, quartz and beryl. They
also has a number of others pieces displayed from private
collections. |
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The
Crystal Kingdom - Coonabarabran, NSW
A privately run museum and gift shop located in central NSW. It
has many large specimens of local minerals on display. The area was
renowned for zeolites such as stilbite, stellarite and heulandite in
the past. |
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The
Crystal Caves - Atherton, Queensland
A privately run museum and gift shop located in north
Queensland. It has a wonderful large amethyst geode on display. |
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Where can I find out more about minerals in Australia? |
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The Australian
Mineral Collector website has links to mineralogical
societies, lapidary clubs and gem and mineral shows. A seminar is
held annually around Australia and details can be found here. There
are links to the Australian Journal of Mineralogy.
Join a mineralogical society - download
a member form for the Mineralogical Society of Queensland.
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Steve Sorell
publishes Crocoite.com,
and the Australian and New Zealand Mineral Collector magazine
and has a website full of information on ANZ mineral news. |
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Theo Kloprogge
publishes MineralAtlas.com,
a comprehesive library of minerals, microminerals and photographs,
especially Australian species. |
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The largest mineral
database on the internet is Mindat.
This a huge resource of images, data and everything mineral.
Truly an awesome website for mineral information across the globe. |
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Australian
Crystals and Minerals Facebook page. One of the largest
groups with thousands of members |
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Other useful links |
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