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Antique Labels and Mineral Specimens from
Museums and Institutes

Paul de Bondt Collection

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American Museum of Natural History (NY) - Cinnabar
Cinnabar (3.4 x 5.4 cm) twinned crystals (edge: 9 mm) on quartz from China with its label (7.3 x 2.1 cm) "No. 46 AM. MUS. NAT. HIST. Herbert Gift | Cinnabar, twin crystals | China" from the collection of the American Museum of Natural History (NY); "46" is painted at the back of the specimen; a glued label bears the numbering "2775".

cinnabar


"Ecole des Mines" (Paris) - Malachite
Malachite (6 x 7.7 cm) from Chessy (Rhône dpt, France) with its label (6.1 x 4.4 cm) from the collection of the "Ecole des Mines" (Paris) indicating that the specimen was given by Mr. Thibaud; numbering "d6" is reported on a small label glued at the back of the specimen.

malachite


"Ecole des Mines" (Paris) - Mimetite
Mimetite (4 x 7.8 cm) from Johanngeorgenstadt (Saxony, Germany) with its label (2.1 x 6.5 cm) "MIMÉTÈSE | Joanngeorgenstadt (SAXE) | g5" and the handwritten annotation "TPE81B-2" from the collection of the "Ecole des Mines" (Paris); "TPE81B-2" is painted at the back of the specimen and handwritten on the cardboard box. The specimen was used for the practical training of students (TPE stands for "Travaux Pratiques Étudiants").

mimetite


Freiberg Mining Academy Mineral Dealership - Calcite
Calcite on sphalerite (7.4 x 11 cm) from the Diepenlienchen mine (near Aachen, Germany) with a label (5.2 x 6.5 cm) from the "K.S. Mineralien-Niederlage bei Freiberg" i.e. the Freiberg Mining Academy Mineral Dealership.

calcite


"Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" (Paris) - Liroconite
Liroconite (6.5 x 5.6 cm; cavity: 2.6 x 1.5 cm) from Cornwall with its label (4.9 x 2.2 cm) "Lyroconite | Cornwall – Angleterre | 135.226 M. Lacroix" from the collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris). The numbering "135.226" is painted at the back of the specimen, indicating that it was acquired in 1935.

liroconite


"Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" (Paris) - Tourmaline
Tourmaline (4 x 4 cm; crystal: 0.2 x 0.8 cm) from San Piero in Campo, Elba (Italia) with its label ( 4.2 x 6.3 cm) "Tourmaline sur orthose | S. Piero (Ile d'Elbe) | 108 1125 | Mr. ??? Italie" from the collection of the "Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" (Paris). The numbering "1O8 / 1125" is painted at the back of the specimen, indicating that it was acquired in 1908.

tourmaline