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Cuprite on Calcite
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/Cuprite-on-calcite/Emke Mine in Namibia has produced some very large cuprite (copper oxide) crystals, with some being of gem quality and able to be faceted into rare dark-red gemstones.
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Minerals conversation starters
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/cs-minerals-copy/Which three minerals would you choose to make a piece of jewellery? Use our Minerals conversation starters for fun suggestions and prompts for how to engage with this exhibition.
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History of the collections
https://dev.australian.museum/publications/minerals/history-of-collections/The Australian Museum’s Mineralogy and Petrology Collection is the oldest and one of the largest in Australia.
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Australian Museum Meteorite Collection
https://dev.australian.museum/publications/minerals/meteorite-collection/The Australian Museum’s Meteorite Collection is the oldest and one of the largest and most diverse in Australia.
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Australian Museum Ornamental Mineral Collection
https://dev.australian.museum/publications/minerals/ornamental-mineral-collection/Pieces from the Australian Museum Ornamental Mineral Collection can be traced back to acquisitions in 1878.
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Learn about minerals
https://dev.australian.museum/publications/minerals/what-are-minerals/Minerals are the building blocks of our planet. Discover what they reveal about the history of Earth and our solar system and what makes them so essential to our existence.
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Cerussite
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/cerussite/This statuesque group of cerussite crystals has been an icon of our mineral collection for over 90 years.
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Malachite
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/malachite/These lustrous sheaths of emerald-green, radiating, silky malachite (copper hydroxy-carbonate) needles resemble plush velvet and make a very attractive specimen.
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Black Opal
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/black-opal/Australian black opal is the most prized and most valuable type of precious opal.
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Rhodonite
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/rhodonite/This outstanding blood-red rhodonite (manganese silicate) crystal group with sharp, parallel bladed crystals is the finest rhodonite crystal group of its kind in the world.
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RELICS
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