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I was able to drop bythe Natural History Museum and, of course, headed straight to the gemology and minerals collection.
While there are many spectacular gems, I must say they were short on the rare gems (or maybe they just weren''t showing them): no hauyne, nothing tenebrescent, etc. I also didn''t see that many spinels (not one Mahenge) and thought that several PSers had nicer specimens of some gems. Then again, maybe they just weren''t displaying what I wanted to see.
But there was plenty of interesting things to see (and photograph!). Since many have posted good photos from the collection, I will try to focus on the less famous pieces (with a few exceptions).
While there are many spectacular gems, I must say they were short on the rare gems (or maybe they just weren''t showing them): no hauyne, nothing tenebrescent, etc. I also didn''t see that many spinels (not one Mahenge) and thought that several PSers had nicer specimens of some gems. Then again, maybe they just weren''t displaying what I wanted to see.
But there was plenty of interesting things to see (and photograph!). Since many have posted good photos from the collection, I will try to focus on the less famous pieces (with a few exceptions).