Collections

• Our collections
  • Systematic collection
  • Gem and meteorite collections
  • Type collection
• History
• Virtual Visit
  • Main Stairs
  • Room A: Exceptional minerals
  • Room B: Haüy room
  • Room G: Native elements
  • Room I: Sulfides, halides, oxides
  • Room J: Fischesser room
  • Room K: Carbonates, oxides
  • Room L: Carbonates, borates, sulfates
  • Room M: Sulfates
  • Room N: Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates
  • Room O: Silicates
• Panoramic Views
• Exhibits
  • Gems from the Crown Jewels
  • Meteorites
    • Canyon Diablo Meteorite
    • Martian Meteorites
    • Lunar meteorites

Fischesser Room: Room J

Floor map of the museum

The Fischesser room contains the lounge area of the museum as well as jade slices (jadeite and nephrite) and carved graphite from the Alibert collection, which was given to the museum in the second half of the 19^th century. Some other remarkable rough minerals are also exhibited in this room.

Brazilianite

(Display case J5, sample #8814, from Corrego Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil)

Quartz, variety Amethyst

(Display case J3, sample #61896 from Fengjiashan, Daye District, Hubei, China)