Photos from the Univ. of Florence (Natural History Museum)

floor plan of the exhibits

  • 1 Tourmaline from Brazil

  • 2 Didactic show-case: mineralogical species and varieties

  • 3 Enormous crystals from Brazil

  • 4 Medici collection: boat in hyaline quartz

  • 5 Topaz crystal from Brazil (weighing 151 kg)

  • 6 Limonite from Island of Elba

  • 7 Pink tourmaline from Island of Elba

  • 8 Sphalerite from the Bottino of Seravezza mine (Apuane Alps)

  • 9 Sulphur from Sicily

  • 10 Azurite from Calabona mine (Sardinia)