Finally, The Mineralogy Gallery which is currently undergoing renovation and is expected to reopen its doors in 2015. In the meantime, let us emphasize that the website created thanks to the sponsorship of Total is already a pleasure to the eye!
Geology and Mineralogy Gallery
Moreover, the photos are beautiful, in addition to being aesthetically pleasing and fun (you can rotate the crystals); the identity cards will also appeal to mineralogists as well as gemologists!
So, while passing through the garden of plants, don’t forget a brief glance at the mineralogy gallery and a visit to the history cabinet:
«Paris, the Cradle of Crystallography» from May 14 to August 18, 2014
The year 2014 was chosen by UNESCO such as:
«International Year of Crystallography».
Crystal is perfection and imperfections!
Because since time immemorial, crystals from the sky or the earth have fascinated us.
Let us not forget that it is the mere dreamers, the miners, the gemologists or the jewelers who are the discoverers of treasures.
Readings:
«THE HISTORY OF CRYSTALS» by Bernard MAITTE, Hermann editions
A book that tells us step by step about the crystals, but also about those who discovered them, studied them, and admired them.
In an ancient world, where the mind of men is sometimes close to myth, thoughts evolve over the course of history to become scientific.
« Throughout the entire 18th century, scholars and curious people, philosophers and amateurs, were therefore interested in classifications and, first and foremost, in the question:
should we classify, can we classify nature?»
«Natural History (Book XXXVI)» by the former PLINE
The observer Pliny sees the soul of nature in the crystals!
« It remains to talk about the stones, the greatest folly of our time; still, we would not say anything about the trinkets, the succines, the crystals and the murrins. Everything we have discussed in this book to date may seem created for man; we transport them with no other interest than that of our pleasures… »
