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largeness |
The show room of the Mineralogical Collections
of the TU Berlin, room BH 612, app. 195 square meters. |
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8 big vitrines
I - VIII |
Exhibition of the Mineral Systamatics
of the 8 main Mineral Classes (elements, sulfides, halides, oxides, carbonates
and borates, sulfates, phosphates, silicates).
In the deep front side of the show cases
big museum pieces are exhibited in aesthetic arrangements. In the back
side smaller exhibits are arranged strictly following the Mineral Classification
System of STRUNZ (Mineralogical Tables); Prof.Dr.Dr.H.Strunz has been full
professor of mineralogy and cristallography in our institute for 29 years. |
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big wall vitrine IX |
Exhibibion of the main rock types. |
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big wall vitrine X |
Specimens of the phosphate pegmatite Hagendorf/Bavaria/Germany. |
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20 desk vitrines |
The 20 desk vitrines along the left and
right wall of the show room display typical specimens representing the
various mineral formation zones. |
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10 desk vitrines |
The 10 desk vitrines along the back wall
of the show room display the mineral systematics of the oxides and sulfates. |
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built-in cupboards
under the vitrines |
The 92 built-in cupboards under all vitrines
of the show room contain the main part of the Mineralogical Main Collection
(app. 100.000 inventorized and catalogued pieces). |
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pedestals |
Especially big exhibits are displayed
on some pedestals beneath the vitrines. |
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design |
The complete equipment was planned in
1957-1958 under the leadership of Prof. Strunz, the moving in took place
in 1959.
The whole equipment, inscriptions and labels
have been maintained and continued for science historical reasons. |
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labels |
The labels were made with block printing
until app. 1975, today by computer and laser printer:
The labels are standing on small special
stands made in the engineering workshop, between two glass plates. |
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illumination |
The big vitrines I-X have indirect lighting
from the upper sides. |
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big floor vitrine
BH building
2th floor |
Pieces of the copper deposit Tsumeb/ Namibia
as well as some pegmatite deposits of Namibia are shown. |
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big floor vitrines
EB building
new foyer, ground level |
show pieces recording to the 4 items:
fuels (oil and coals)
problems with CO2 (carbonates)
fumes desulfuration (gypsum)
metallic resources (pieces of hist. german
mines) |
