natural history

Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 3

Aragonite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Aragonite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Mineral from Moldovia on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Mineral from Moldovia on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Tyrolian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Tyrolian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Transylvania on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Transylvania on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Utah on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Utah on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Pallasite from Xinjiang, China, on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Pallasite from Xinjiang, China, on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Sardinian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Sardinian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Yangshuo, Guangxi, China on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Yangshuo, Guangxi, China on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Garland, AR on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Garland, AR on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Italian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Italian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Guanajuato, Mexico on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Guanajuato, Mexico on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Peruvian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Peruvian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Sardinian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Sardinian specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Mapimí, Durango, Mexico on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Specimen from Mapimí, Durango, Mexico on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Francolite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Francolite on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Minerals at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, part 2

Giant quartz crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Giant quartz crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Stibnite from Hungary on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Stibnite from Hungary on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Artinite from California on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Artinite from California on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Australian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Australian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Bohemian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Bohemian mineral specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Bohemian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Bohemian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Italian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Italian mineral on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Flos ferri aragonite from Styria on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

“Kalksinter” specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

“Kalksinter” specimen on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Crystals on display in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.