Minerals (National Museum of Natural Science)

Type

Collection

Collection Identifier

c0328

Description

Mineral specimens form an important part of the geology collection of the Museum of Natural Science; specimens include more than a thousand items from around 200 types of minerals. A large variety of regional minerals are represented, as are many precious specimens from around the world, including many specimens with large crystals and beautiful colors. The Museum has chosen representative specimens for digital archival, under the systematic groupings natural elements, sulfides, halides, carbonates, borates, oxides, sulfates, nitrates, phosphates, molybdates, tungstates, vanadates, aresnates, chromates and silicates. Each mineral is provided with text and video according to the Archive Specimens" and "Archive Knowledge" units, and given metadata and operational procedures, to give public access through the internet."

Language

English;Chinese 

Access Rights

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Subject

Geology

Owner

Museum of Natural Science

Is Located At

Museum of Natural Science

Is Accessed Via

link: http://digimuse.nmns.edu.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=383&Domin=g&Field=m0&ContentType=Knowledge&FieldName=&ObjectId=&Language=ENG

Super-Collection

Geology; minerals

Associated collection

Minerals (National Taiwan University)