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Gemstones, meteorites and petrified trees are just a small sample of what awaits you in one of the largest mineralogical display collections in Germany. On 450 square metres, the Museum of Nature - Mineralogy exhibits specialities from the world of minerals. Our short tour will give you an exciting insight into the collection of the Museum of Nature - Mineralogy.

Minerals, rocks and meteorites - interested visitors will find all this and much more in the Museum of Nature - Mineralogy. In addition to an introduction to the subject matter, you can finally go on a rally through the museum yourself. In this way, you will not only discover exciting exhibits, but also get to know the museum better at the same time.

Life without everyday objects such as wristwatches or mobile phones would be unimaginable nowadays, but without minerals such as quartz or coltan it would be reality. The fact that minerals are more than just coveted collector's items and that we can hardly imagine our everyday life without them becomes particularly clear during this guided tour through the Museum of Nature - Mineralogy. To find out how long minerals have been an integral part of our daily lives, we will look back in time together and embark on an exciting journey through the history of minerals as everyday objects.

Day or night - the earth never stands still. This is how plate tectonic processes and volcanic eruptions have been able to shape our earth's surface in the course of the earth's history. In the Museum of Nature - Mineralogy you can learn how our earth has changed over the course of its history, how it is structured and what rocks tell us about its history.

Who doesn't know the Old Swede on the Elbe beach? It is one of many other rocks that can be found not only in Hamburg but all over northern Germany. They are rocks that have travelled a long way to reach us. In the Museum of Nature - Mineralogy you will learn how these rocks came to us with huge masses of ice and get to know the typical rocks of the Baltic beaches.