Archiwa Collections - Muzeum Ziemi

Library

Michał Kazubski — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:24:28 +0000

The Museum’s library belongs to the richest in Poland as far as Earth sciences are concerned. It contains more than 54 000 units including books and publications in the fields of: geology, museology of natural sciences, protection of inanimate nature and history of geological sciences, including exceptional collections of old publications, microfilms and maps. They all provide material for the purpose of scientific research conducted in the Museum of the Earth.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday: 9 a.m – 2.30 p.m.

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Archives of the geological sciences history

Michał Kazubski — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:21:24 +0000

Our archives present a separate position in the collections of the Museum. The vast documentation contains a valuable assemblage of original scientific materials inherited by many outstanding scientists, numerous biographies of Polish geologists, iconographic materials, manuscripts, collections of old geological and mining maps, as well as geological assortment of historical importance. Thus, the archives of …

Collection of amber and other fossil resins

Michał Kazubski — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:20:30 +0000

Our collection occupies a special position, among this kind of collections in the world, as it presents an exceptional scientific value and very high expositional quality. It contains more than 26 000 specimens, belonging to the largest natural collections of fossil resins in the world. For scientific studies the most important are both, the regional collection of Baltic amber and other fossil resins originating from various parts of the world as well as collection of organic – mostly animal – inclusions. Among them there are numerous holotypes – specimens described for the first time in scientific literature. For comparative studies recent resins and amber imitations are being collected.

However, amber is appealing not only to researchers. In Poland there is an old tradition of using this mineral in popular and decorative art. Therefore, products made of amber are also collected in our premises.

It is the drawing attention power of amber that opens up unlimited opportunities for popularizing numerous issues of natural sciences.

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Collections of fossil fauna (paleozoological)

Michał Kazubski — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:19:24 +0000

Paleozoological collections contain rich and diversified sets from different geological periods. The most valuable are collections of:

specimens of Devonian fishes from the Świętokrzystkie Mountains;
extremely well preserved, Jurassic, mostly ammonite fauna in spherosideritic concretions from Łuków;
rich collections of invertebrate marine fauna e.g. Cretaceous brachiopods, echinoids and belemnites from south and central Poland, Tertiary molluscs, predominantly pelecypods and gastropods originating from outcrops in the south-east margin of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains as well as from outcrops in other parts of southern Poland, Podolia and Volhynia (currently in Ukraine);
collection of Neogene bone breccias from Węże;
fossil vertebrate collections of bone remains of Pleistocene mammals found in glacial deposits – e.g. numerous remains of mammoth, forest elephant, and rhinoceros.

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Collections of fossil flora (paleobotanical)

Michał Kazubski — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:17:35 +0000

All these collections are of high scientific value, usually representing documentation of investigations carried out mainly in Poland. Paleobotanical collections contain predominantly the valuable fossil Neogene, Cretaceous and Carboniferous floras. Our large collection of plant remains is of particular importance is (e.g. wood fragments, seeds, carbonized fruits, leaf impressions, pollen) from the now classical site of Neogene (Miocene) flora, which accompanies brown coal deposits in Turów near Bogatynia (south-west Poland), examined in detail and depicted in numerous publications.

For comparative studies recent plants, mainly from temperate and subtropical climate zones are being collected.

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Rock and mineral collections

Michał Kazubski — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 10:58:33 +0000

Rock and mineral collections contain specimens from both the Polish territory and different parts of the world. The most important is the collection of minerals from Poland, arranged in systematic as well as regional structure, creating representative and complete assortment of minerals occurring within the Polish territory. Collections of domestic rocks are mainly regional in character, presenting the most important geological units. Collections of rocks and minerals from various parts of the world encompass specimens of high mineralogical value due to their scarcity or exceptional form of occurrence. These play a crucial role in illustrating the differentiated occurrence of mineral deposits in the Earth’s crust.

Our collection of meteorites and tektites certainly deserves a special attention. It contains the most numerous set of Pułtusk meteorite, including the largest fragment in Polish museums (8100 g), as well as and unique meteorites: Łowicz, Świecie and Białystok. Considering the aspect of meteorite origin, the collection presented in our museum can be considered complete. It contains objects from the asteroid belt as well as from the Mars and the Moon.

Additionally, two collections, of exceptional character: “Building Stones of Poland” and “Monumental Erratic Boulders” are permanently exposed as open-air exhibitions.

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