The Harvard Museum of Natural History (26)

The Harvard Museum of Natural History on the Harvard University campus has a very extensive collection of minerals, which are helpfully organized by chemical composition: All the native elements first, then all the sulfides, and so on. They also have the most amazing collection of realistic glass flowers. The samples listed under this category are of course not physically in the table: They are located in the museum and I'm just including pictures of them because I think they are interesting.

Click any element tile below to get the full entry for that element, or click on the sample picture to go directly to the description of that sample.

Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Boron
Boron Crystalline Borax

Crystalline Borax. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 18
Purity: <50%
Carbon
Carbon Distorted crystal

Distorted crystal. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 3
Purity: >90%
Carbon
Carbon Crystal in matrix

Crystal in matrix. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 0.1
Purity: >90%
Sulfur
Sulfur Large natural crystal

Large natural crystal. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 16
Purity: >90%
Sulfur
Sulfur Smaller natural crystal

Smaller natural crystal. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 4
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Meteorite

Meteorite. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 16
Purity: >90%
Copper
Copper Native copper nugget

Native copper nugget. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 18
Purity: >90%
Copper
Copper Native copper nugget 2

Native copper nugget 2. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 18
Purity: >90%
Arsenic
Arsenic Native arsenic

Native arsenic. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 2
Purity: >90%
Arsenic
Arsenic Native arsenic

Native arsenic. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 3
Purity: >90%
Selenium
Selenium Native selenium

Native selenium. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 18
Purity: >90%
Palladium
Palladium Natural granules

Natural granules. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 1
Purity: >90%
Silver
Silver Native silver

Native silver. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 16
Purity: >90%
Silver
Silver Native silver

Native silver. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 20
Purity: >90%
Silver
Silver Native silver

Native silver. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 3
Purity: >90%
Antimony
Antimony Native antimony

Native antimony. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Text Updated: 6 September, 2007
Size: 4"
Purity: >90%
Tellurium
Tellurium Native tellurium

Native tellurium. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 4
Purity: >90%
Tungsten
Tungsten Wolframite

Wolframite. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 12
Purity: >90%
Osmium
Osmium Iridosmine

Iridosmine. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 1
Purity: 50%
Iridium
Iridium Iridosmine

Iridosmine. (External Sample)
Location: The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Photographed: 2 October, 2002
Size: 1
Purity: 50%
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