Nobody can escape the fascination of the mineral world, because each mineral is a unique specimen and evokes admiration due to its form, colour, shape and distinct features. Worldwide, more than 4600 different minerals were identified. Since 2008, the most beautiful of them have found their permanent home in TERRA MINERALIA in the university town of Freiberg. In 90 selected steps this e-book leads the mineralogical journey that began in Europe to Asia and Australia.

PREFACESPODUMENE (KUNZITE) ON QUARTZ
LASURITE
TOURMALINE
ZIRCON
PHLOGOPITE
GARNET
ANATASE
RUBY
AQUAMARINE
TOURMALINE
FLUORITE
PREHNITE
BASTNAESITE
CAVANSITE
APOPHYLLITE
APOPHYLLITE ON AMETHYST
EPISTILBITE
OKENITE
MESOLITE
CALCITE
FLUORITE
CALCITE
HEULANDITE
QUARTZ WITH SPESSARTITE
SPESSARTITE
SPESSARTITE
SMOKY QUARTZ, SPESSARTITE
QUARTZ
MALACHITE
AZURITE
MIMETISITE ON GOETHITE
MIMETISITE
QUARTZ ON HEMATITE
CALCITE
CALCITE
ANTIMONITE
ANTIMONITE
CERUSSITE
PYROMORPHITE
PYROMORPHITE
CYANOTRICHITE
GYPSUM
GYPSUM
BARYTE WITH CALCITE
BARYTE WITH CALCITE
CINNABAR
FLUORITE
TURQUOISE
SMITHSONITE
GYPSUM
CALCITE
FLUORITE
WOLFRAMIT
WOLFRAMITE
ANTIMONITE
AURIPIGMENTUM
SPHALERITE
FLUORITE
FLUORITE
PYRITE
COPPER
CUPRITE
FLUORITE
FLUORITE
CALCITE
CALCITE
SMOKY QUARTZ
QUARTZ
BARYTE
SCHEELITE
ARAGONITE
BERYL
SILVER
BOURNONITE (`WHEEL ORE`)
HEMIMORPHITE
BARYTE
AQUAMARINE
EMERALD
MOLYBDENITE
FLUORITE
TOPAZ
SPINEL WITHIN CALCITE
CHONDRODITE + RUBY ON CALCITE
SCHEELITE
RHODOCHROSITE WITH SPHALERITE
NOBLE OPAL
MOSS OPAL
ERYTHRITE
MAGNETITE
CROCOITE