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Plate 47 from MineralogiePyrite Cuivreuse coloree avec fer Spatique et cristaux de roches. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 6a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)Plate 6a, Histoire Naturel Des Mineraux, from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 45 from MineralogieMine de Cuivre vitreuse rouge Cristallisee mellee de Vuivre natif et fleurs de Cuivre soieuse vertes. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 39 from MineralogieTres rare Moceau de vitriol de Cuivre Fosile a cause de sa facle decompossion. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Hannays diamondNo.1 of Hannays diamonds. Specimen held in the Mineralogy Department at The Natural History Museum, London
Tray of Precious Gemstones held in the mineralogy department of the Natural History Museum
Plate 38 from MineralogieBeau Moceau de Malachite Rubanee de Siberie. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 53 from MineralogieMine de Plomb blanc en rayon et Colore du Hars tire du Cabinet de Mr. Aubert. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 9 from MineralogieSuperbe cristal de Spath calcaire qui passe a l etat de Fer Spatique dont ou voit la Mine de Fer qui le penetre. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 26 from MineralogieEtain Jaune Cristallise en octaedre avec un coommencement de prisme d Angleter livre de la belle collections dr Mr. Forster. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L
Plate 42 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Coupe de la corne d ammons don?t chacunes des cazes, renferme une variete particuliere du Spath calcaire. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 40 from MineralogieMine de Cuivre Vert Soieuse avec Azur mamelonee. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 2 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Gipse ecailleux perle dans ses calsure et en prismes dont les sommts aronclis, des environs de Paris. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 13 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Selenite en prismes tres alonge et transparant, d Espagne tire du Cabinet de Mr. Grigot d Orey. From Recuille complet de Mineralogiea vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 102 from MineralogieSuperbe groupe de grands cristaux d Aigue marine de Siberie. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie Vol.3 (1790) by F. L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 34 from MineralogieCurieux morceau de Mine de Cuvre vert et bleu de Montagne de Mr. Forster. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Frederick Noel Ashcroft (1878-1949)Frederick Noel Ashcroft, a mineralogist, in Sedrum. Ashcroft collected swiss minerals which are now housed at the Natural History Museum, London
Birthstone Series: ZirconZircon comes in a variety of colours, but most commonly brown or green. It is the birthstone for the month of December (along with Tanzinte and Turquoise). Photographed by Harry Taylor
ThenarditeA specimen of the mineral Thenardite (number 1929, 1859) held in the Natural History Museums Mineral Department
Birthstone Series: Fire OpalThis specimen is called a fire opal because of its red-orange colour. Many of these specimens originate from Mexico. Opal is the birthstone for the month of October. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Birthstone Series: Lazurite
Marble, Breccia Coallina RosaSpecimen number BM 82645, from the Ruins of Ancient Rome
ArsenopyriteSpecimen number BM 20204, from the Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
Birthstone Series: CitrineCitrine is a form of quartz that appears in different a variety of yellows and oranges, it is the birthstone for the month of November along with Topaz. Specimen number 21470
Marble, Breccia SanguignaSpecimen number BM 50289, from Saxony
Birthstone Series: OpalOpal is a form of silica and it is the birthstone (along with Tourmaline) for the month of October. Natural History Museum specimen number: 1908, 235. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Diagrammatic section of the Earths crustFold-out plate from Geology and Mineralogy Considered with Reference to Natural Theology (1836) by William Buckland
Marble, Africano SanguignoSpecimen number BM 82628, from the Ruins of Ancient Rome
EmeraldsEmerald is a variety of beryl (beryllium aluminum silicate). The green colour is attributed to small amounts of chromium. Specimens from the Natural History Museum, London
Gemstone series: sapphireSapphire, the blue variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). Sapphire can be found in a number of different colours. Specimen at the Natural History Museum, London
Birthstone Series: PeridotPeridot, a gemstone from the Natural History Museum, London. Peridot is the birthstone for the month of August (along with Sardonyx). Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Birthstone Series: Ruby
Birthstone Series: Blue Topaz
Birthstone Series: TopazTopaz has a chemical composition of aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide and is the birthstone for the month of November (along with Citrine). Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Birthstone Series: Brilliant Cut DiamondDiamond, a gemstone from the Natural History Museum collections, in London. Diamond is the birthstone for the month of April (along with quartz, rock crystal). Photographed by Frank Greenaway
A Collection of GoniometersA collection of antique scientific instruments known as goniometers held within the Natural History Museum. They were used for measuring interfacial angles of very small crystals
Thomas Allan (1777-1833)Portrait of Thomas Allan, an important figure in the history of mineralogy. This is the only known portrait of him. His collection of around 9
Plate 43 from MineralogieAzur de Cuivre Cristallise du Bannal de Temeswar. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 41 from MineralogieMorceau de Mine de Cuivre vert Soieux vitreux rouge et Pyriteux. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 26 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Spath calcaire incruste de pirites Cuivreuses. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 8 from MineralogieMine de Fer Statique en Cretes de Coq sur un groupe de Cristaux de Roche. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 99, from MineralogieVarious gemstone varieties including diamond, ruby, sapphire, spinel and Topaz. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.3 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 3 from Histoire naturelle? (1789)Plate 3, Histoire Naturelle ou Mineralogie Complete from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 44 from MineralogieAzur de Cuivre en tres beaux Cristaux qui ofre ptusieurs varietes de l octaedre. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines
Plate 4a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)Plate 4a Mineralogie, [unfinished] from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines