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Object and species identification
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/Use our Ask an Expert enquiry form for help with Australian animal identification, natural history and cultural object enquiries.
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Earth: Rocks and minerals
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/at-the-museum/earth-rocks-minerals/Explore a range of rocks and minerals in this hands-on Museum educator-led program.
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The Australian Museum Minerals Gallery
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/minerals-gallery/The Australian Museum Minerals Gallery is a brilliant showcase of the full breadth of the Australian Museum’s collections in the Earth Sciences.
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Albert Chapman Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/albert-chapman-collection/The Albert Chapman Collection is renowned worldwide for its mineralogical diversity, crystal perfection, aesthetic appeal and high Australian content.
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Mineral properties
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/properties/Minerals can be identified using a number of properties. These include physical and chemical properties such as hardness, density, cleavage and colour, crystallography, electrical conductivity, magnetism, radioactivity and fluorescence.
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Make your own pocket volcano
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/pocket-volcano/Watch this video to learn what happens inside a volcano just before it erupts and make your own pocket volcano in the classroom or at home!
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Learn how to classify fossils
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/fossil-classification/Learn the difference between impression, mineralised and trace fossils and begin to classify your specimens.
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Learn how to classify rocks
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/rock-classification/Can you tell the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks? Use this series of posters to learn how to classify rocks and tell the difference between them!
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Glitter restored – The Holtermann 'Nugget'
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/glitter-restored-the-holtermann-nugget/Did you know we have a newly-restored replica of the largest single mass of gold ever found?
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Cutting gemstones
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/gemstones/cutting-gemstones/Faceted gemstones reveal the inherent qualities of a mineral, such as colour (or lack of it), clarity, fire and brilliance, which might otherwise remain hidden.
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