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Anglesite on Cerussite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/Anglesite-on-cerussite/This reticulated cerussite (lead carbonate) has a sugar-like coating of anglesite (lead sulphate).
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Chrysocolla replacing Azurite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/chrysocolla-replacing-azurite/These flower-like replacements (or pseudomorphs) of azurite (copper hydroxy-carbonate) by chrysocolla (copper silicate with water) were a unique feature of the Dorothy Mine, and are much prized by collectors.
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Pyromorphite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/pyromorphite/Pyromorphite (lead chloro-phosphate) was a common mineral of the oxidised zone of the Broken Hill orebody, and exceptional specimens of various crystal forms and colours were found.
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Stolzite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/stolzite/Stolzite is a rare lead tungstate mineral found in several locations around the world, but Broken Hill produced exceptionally large, nicely coloured and well-formed crystals.
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Smithsonite on Coronadite Stalactite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/smithsonite/These small, sugary, white smithsonite crystals are encrusting branching stalactites of coronadite (lead, manganese oxide).
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Molybdenite on quartz
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/molybdenite-on-quartz/With its large, curved, silvery, flexible and metallic crystal flakes scattered over quartz crystals in an aesthetic arrangement, this is the best molybdenite (molybdenum sulphide) specimen of its type in the world.
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Cerussite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/cerussite/This statuesque group of cerussite crystals has been an icon of our mineral collection for over 90 years.
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Australian Museum Gold Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/gold-collection/The Australian Museum Gold Collection contains over 980 specimens from Australia and overseas that have been donated, exchanged or purchased throughout the life of the collection.
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Australian Museum Opal Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/opal-collection/The Australian Museum Opal Collection includes opals from both sedimentary and volcanic origins, ranging from common and precious opals.
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History of the collections
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/history-of-collections/The Australian Museum’s Mineralogy and Petrology Collection is the oldest and one of the largest in Australia.
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