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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Part 4 - Collection Cases

Our next post on the Smithsonian Natural History Museum gem and mineral collection features some of the exhibit cases that showcase minerals in the Smithsonian collection. There are many different types of exhibit cases in the museum, and they are are grouped by themes such as mineral type, mineral group, or locality. Our selection is by no means a full representation of all the exhibit cases; there are many more than those shown here. Our selection is just some of the more photogenic cases where our pictures came out well.


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Wulfenite from Worldwide localities Wulfenite Exhibit Case


Calcite Exhibit Case Calcite Exhibit Case


Corundum Exhibit Case Corundum Exhibit Case


Beryl Exhibit Case Beryl Exhibit Case


Fluorite Exhibit Case Fluorite Exhibit Case


Zeolite Minerals Exhibit Case Zeolite Minerals Exhibit Case


Misc Exhibit Case Misc Exhibit Case. I am not sure what the theme for this case is.


Gypsum Exhibit Case Gypsum Exhibit Case


Crystal Twins and Other Interesting Crystal Habits Crystal Twins and Other Interesting Crystal Habits


Tourmaline Exhibit Case Tourmaline Exhibit Case


Topaz Exhibit Case Topaz Exhibit Case


Minerals from Bisbee, Arizona Minerals from Bisbee, Arizona