Mineralogical sub-collection

The mineralogical sub-collection was built up after the establishment of the Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography in 1921-1923 by Professor Vojtěch Rosický and comprises more than 9000 registered items.

Expert guarantor:

RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc., losos@sci.muni.cz

Address:

Kotlářská 267/2, pavilion 11 + offices of scientific staff

Acquisitions:

donations from the monasteries in Rajhrad and Strahov in Prague
Moravian Museum in Brno
donations
private collectors
employees of the Institute

Content:

mineralogical system compiled according to the Strunz classification (about 1300 pieces)
samples of minerals from the Moravian-Silesian region and the world
collection of synthetic crystals and tektites
genetic collection of minerals from the Czech Republic and Slovakia

If you are interested in borrowing, expert advice, or other information about the sub-collection, please contact the expert guarantor.