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History of the Minerals Department
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/history-of-the-minerals-department/The mineral collection is one of the oldest and largest collections in the country, housing many examples of early Australian mining.
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Oliver Chalmers – Curator of Minerals
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/oliver-chalmers-curator-of-minerals/The promising lad who became a highly regarded geologist.
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Oliver Chalmers - the man behind the mineralogist
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/oliver-chalmers-the-man-behind-the-mineralogist/Chalmers by name and charming by nature
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Zircons galore: an Indo-Pacific Heritage
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/zircons-galore-an-indo-pacific-heritage/Zircons are gemstones found along volcanic fields in eastern Australia, Asia and Russia. Research follows the trail of their origins.
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A Cave Made to Order
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-a-cave-made-to-order/The Australian Museum used to have its own richly-decorated limestone cave
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Mineral groups
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/mineral-groups/Minerals can be classified into distinct groups based upon similar atomic structure and/or chemical composition.
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Crystal shapes
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/crystal-shapes/Minerals can be identified by the shape of their crystals or crystallography.
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Identifying gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/identifying-gemstones/Cut gemstones possess all the physical properties of the mineral from which they are cut, although the crystal shape is no longer evident.
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A Rock from Cape Horn
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/mineralogy/mineralogy-collection-a-rock-from-cape-horn/On 22 May 1826, two ships sailed from Plymouth, England on a major expedition to chart the southern coast of South America.
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New Information from Old Specimens
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/mineralogy/mineralogy-collection-new-information-from-old-specimens/In many ways the future and relevance of museum collections often depend on their past. Some specimens remain in the collections for a long time, sometimes over 100 years before they prove vital for current research projects.
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