Minerals A-Z
Come explore some of the Gillespie Museum's most amazing minerals in this new virtual exhibit, based on our Minerals A-Z wall cabinet. Featured in our weekly Mineral Monday social media posts, the select specimens in this virtual Minerals A-Z give you an armchair, alphabetized glimpse into the stunning diversity of the museum's 15,000-item collection of geological wonders. Whether whetting your appetite for a future visit, or just meandering in mineralogy, begin your own at-home mining adventure by digging into the images, info sheets (with Spanish translation), and videos below! (Gillespie Museum specimen photographs by Ed Dillenbeck and Rodney Neff; info sheets and videos created by Stetson student museum staff members, fall 2020 & spring 2021.)
Adamite specimen - Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico - Gillespie Collection
Benitoite specimen - San Benito County, California, US - Gillespie Collection
Chalcanthite specimen - Nevada, US - Gillespie Collection
Dolomite specimen - Joplin, Missouri, US - Gillespie Collection
Evaporite, Halite specimen - USGS
Fluorite specimen - Hardin County Mining District, Illinois, US - Gillespie Collection
Fluorite Octahedral Crystal specimen, in fluorescent light - Gillespie Collection
Fluorite, Octahedral Crystals - video
Galena specimen - Tri-State Mining District, Joplin, Missouri, US - Gillespie Collection
Hubnerite on Calcite specimen - Pasto Bueno Mining District, Ancash, Peru - Gillespie Collection
Inderite specimen - Cumberland, England - Gillespie Collection
Jadeite specimen - Myanmar - Gillespie Collection
Kaolinite specimen - Putnam County, Florida, US - Gillespie Collection
Limonite, iridescent specimen - Ajo Mining District, Pimo County, Arizona, US - Gillespie Collection
Malachite and Azurite Geode specimen - Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, US - Gillespie Collection
Native Elements, Sulfur specimen - Agrigento Province, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - Gillespie Collection
Native Element Minerals - video
Opal in matrix, wood specimen - Mexico - Gillespie Collection
Opal specimen - Ethiopia - Smithsonian Institute
Purpurite specimen - Larimer County, Colorado, US - Gillespie Collection
Quartz on Pyrite specimen - Peru - Gillespie Collection
Rhodochrosite specimen - Pasto Bueno Mining District, Ancash, Peru - Gillespie Collection
Stibnite on Calcite specimen - Romania - Gillespie Collection
Talc, pearly specimen - Zillertal, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria - Gillespie Collection
Ulexite specimen - Boron, Kern County, California, US - Gillespie Collection
Vanadinite specimen - San Carlos Mining District, Chihuahua, Mexico - Gillespie Collection
Wavellite specimen - Magnet Cove, Arkansas, US - Gillespie Collection
XLS-crystals, Amethyst Vug specimen - Brazil - Gillespie Collection (7 feet tall, 800 pounds!)
XLS-crystals, Quartz and Pyrite specimen - Spruce Claim, Washington, US - USGS
XLS-crystals, Quartz and Pyrite - video
Meteorite specimen - South Africa - Gillespie Collection
Zinkenite specimen - San Juan County, Colorado, US - Gillespie Collection
Minerals A-Z Combined Files
We've put all the Minerals A-Z specimen photos and info sheets together in slideshow format for easy viewing and downloading. Click on the files below to continue learning offline.
Part 1 - Minerals A-M, photos & info sheets (with Spanish translation) - pdf
Part 2 - Minerals N-Z, photos & info sheets (with Spanish translation) - pdf