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Earth science
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/The Mineralogy and Palaeontology collections include rocks, minerals, gemstones and fossils, and reveal how the earth was formed.
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What are minerals?
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/what-are-minerals/Minerals are an integral part of the structure of the Earth. Explore what minerals are, and how they are made, how they are identified and what they are used for. Look at the specific chemical and physical properties of minerals.
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Mineral properties
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/properties/Minerals can be identified using a number of properties. These include physical and chemical properties such as hardness, density, cleavage and colour, crystallography, electrical conductivity, magnetism, radioactivity and fluorescence.
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Gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/Gemstones are prized for their beautiful colours and patterns and are used in a range of applications including jewellery, decorative items and as important features of mineral collections.
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Geological deposits and resources
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/geological-deposits/Geology is an important part of our economy and industry.
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Object and species identification
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/Use our enquiry form for help with Australian animal identification, natural history and cultural object enquiries.
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Learn how to classify rocks
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/rock-classification/Can you tell the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks? Use this series of posters to learn how to classify rocks and tell the difference between them!
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Learn how to classify fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/fossil-classification/Learn the difference between impression, mineralised and trace fossils and begin to classify your specimens.
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Make your own pocket volcano
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/pocket-volcano/Watch this video to learn what happens inside a volcano just before it erupts and make your own pocket volcano in the classroom or at home!
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