Geoscience collections of the museum - Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz

The geological collections contain over 60.000 exhibits

The geological collections are divided in three domains, namely paleontology, in which we focus on, mineralogy and petrography. Within these domains are further special collections.

Paleontological collection

The paleontological collection contains over 30.000 exhibits and is divided in:

petrified wood collection
paleobotanical collection
stratigraphic-paleozoological collection

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Mineralogical collection

The mineralogical collection contains about 20.000 exhibits and is divided in two:

main collection of minerals
local and special collection of minerals

Petrographic collection

The petrographic collection consists of more than 5.000 pieces and is divided in four parts:

collection of vulcanic rocks
local collection of geological formations of Saxony
collection of ashlar and decorative stones
special collection of petroleum geology