Minerals and Gemstones

This collection contains an extensive sample of mineral types from around the world. Minerals are formed in the earth through geological processes and gemstones are minerals which have been cut and polished for ornamental purposes. There are several thousand different minerals and most of them are formed through combinations of just a small number of elements. National Museums Northern Ireland has an excellent collection of minerals, from local, national and international locations. Our collection is particularly rich in zeolites, minerals made from aluminium, oxygen and silicon, found in the basalt lavas of the Antrim hills.

BELUM.I1638

BELUM.I13168

GEMSTONE

BELUM.I2513

Mineral

BELUM.I1427

Mineral

BELUM.I6926

BELUM.I13178

MINERAL

BELUM.I1669

chalcopyrite, quartz and pyrite crystals

BELUM.I1737

MINERAL

BELUM.I1824

Mineral

BELUM.I2171

Mineral

BELUM.I1709

Mineral

BELUM.I1334

Mineral

BELUM.I12973

MINERAL

BELUM.I13167

MINERAL

BELUM.I1376

MINERAL

BELUM.I4830

MINERAL

BELUM.I6339

MINERAL

BELUM.I3140

MINERAL

BELUM.I4638

MINERAL

BELUM.I833

Mineral

BELUM.I921

Mineral

BELUM.I6941

Mineral

BELUM.I13177

DECORATIVE OBJECT

BELUM.I731

MINERAL

BELUM.I6179

MINERAL

BELUM.I6191

MINERAL

BELUM.I6120

MINERAL

BELUM.I6944

MINERAL

BELUM.I5044

MINERAL

BELUM.I5107

MINERAL

BELUM.I7152

MINERAL

BELUM.I1147

MINERAL

BELUM.I2594

MINERAL

BELUM.I6127

MINERAL

BELUM.I5045

BELUM.I1624

BELUM.I1625

BELUM.I1779

BELUM.I1690

BELUM.I1696

BELUM.I125

BELUM.I11009

BELUM.I11010

BELUM.I11011

BELUM.I11012

BELUM.I4832

BELUM.I2063

BELUM.I2069

BELUM.I2502, C9097, C9098

BELUM.I2505

BELUM.I11059

BELUM.I813