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Title:

Minerals Collection

Description:

The collections of the Mineralogy and Petrology Museum were created by the Physiographic Company of Greece in 1835. From 1837 to 1858 the mineral collections were incorporated in the Geological and Paleontological Museum and in 1982 the Mineralogy and Petrology Museum became part of Geology Department of the University of Athens. The museum was re-opened in 2000, it is the oldest one in Greece and includes a) the systematic mineral collection, b) thematic mineral and gem collection, c) petrographic collections and d) ore collections. Nowadays the museum possesses more than 30.000 speciments of minerals and rocks most of them from historical localities, such as ex. U.S.S.R. and central Europe. The museum is being directed by Assistant Professor A. Katerinopoulos.

Time Coverage:

1835 till today

Access Policy:

The museum is being open all year round, Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 13.00. It remains closed during weekends, Christmas and Easter holidays and August

Persistent URL:

https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/col_minerals

409. Diaspore

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:207635

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

C20

Place of origin:

Apiranthos / Naxos isl., Greece

Description:

Metamorphic and sedimentary bauxite ores. With other minerals in bauxite deposits

410. Fluorite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:207649

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

C19

Place of origin:

Mega Livadi / Serifos isl., Greece

Description:

Low temperature vein deposits. Hydrothermal veins; cavities in sedimentary rocks; as a cementing material in sandstones; as hot springs deposits.Fluorite is found as a common gangue mineral in hydrothermal veins, especially those containing lead and zinc minerals. It is also found in some greisens, granites and high-temperature veins, and as a component of some marbles and other metamorphic rocks.

411. Barite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:207654

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

C19

Place of origin:

Mega Livadi / Serifos isl., Greece

Description:

Sedimentary rocks and late gangue mineral in ore veins. Commonly found as a gangue mineral in metallic ore deposits of epithermal or mesothermal origin but it may also be found as lenses or replacement deposits in sedimentary rocks, both of hypogene and supergene origin.

412. Quartz (Prase) with Actinolite inclusion

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:207666

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

C19

Place of origin:

Avyssalos / Serifos isl., Greece

Description:

Green-colored quartz due to actinolite inclusions, accompanied by hematite roses both postdating hedenbergite skarn.

413. Smithsonite with Aragonite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:207671

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

D53 (7)

Place of origin:

Kamareza / Lavrion, Greece

414. Aurichalcite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:207673

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

D54 (43)

Place of origin:

Sounio, Greece

Description:

Acicular crystals accosiated with smithsonite, formed by the supergene oxidation of sphalerite.

415. Franklinite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208470

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

N. Jersey, U.S.A

Description:

High temperature metamorphism of Fe, Zn, Mn-rich marine carbonates.

416. Chalcocite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208474

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

Cornwall, U.K.

Description:

A secondary mineral in or near the oxidized zone of copper sulfide deposits.

417. Sphalerite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208477

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

In sulfide ore veins in all rock classes.

Description:

In sulfide ore veins in all rock classes.

418. Serpierite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208481

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

Lavrion, Greece

Description:

Secondary mineral found in altered smelter slags and oxidized sulfide veins.

419. Fluorite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208484

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

Lavrion, Greece

Description:

420. Galena

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208493

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

Lavrion, Greece

Description:

Lead sulfide ore veins, and disseminated in igneous and sedimentary rocks.it is found in ore veins with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, fahlore etc., and in sedimentary rocks as beds or impregmentations.

421. Azurite - Cuprite - Malachite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208503

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

Lavrion, Greece

422. Siderite and Quartz

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208512

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

Alps, France

423. Rhodochrosite

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208519

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

Stratoni, Greece

Description:

Rhodochrosite overgrown by calcite, and accosiated with disseminated pyrite crystals. Rhodochrosite is a typical gangue mineral in the Chalkidiki mines and accompanies pyrite, sphalerite and galena. During the '60s crystals up to 50 cm were gauged from the upper levels of the mine.

424. Aquamarine

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208537

Unit:

Μουσείο Ορυκτολογίας και Πετρολογίας

Call number:

Place of origin:

ex U.S.S.R.

Description:

Mainly granitic pegmatites. Commonly found in pegmatites. Red beryl is found in topaz rhyolites.

425. Beryl

Artifact (mineral) uoadl:208542

Unit: