Rocks and Minerals

Our planet Earth is composed of minerals and rocks. A mineral is a homogeneous, usually crystalline product of natural processes, having certain physical properties and chemical composition. Rocks are composed of minerals and are natural aggregates of minerals.

The collection of rocks and minerals of the Belozersk Regional Museum of Local Lore has been formed since 2005. The first samples were provided to the Museum by an employee of the Kirov Regional Museum of Local Lore, geologist Nina Melanina. An interesting collection of rocks and minerals was acquired in 2010 and represents finds from different countries and continents – from the Caucasus, the Urals and Central Asia to Madagascar, Egypt and Zaire. The collection was carried out on the territory of the Belozersk district. Andrey Volov, head of the Museum of Nature, did a great deal of work on completing the collection.

Now the Museum's collection of rocks and minerals includes 266 samples. All items are exhibited in the exposition of the White Lake Museum in its sections "From the Depths of Centuries" and "Minerals and Rocks of the World."

The collection of minerals from the Kola Peninsula is considered to be complete to the utmost. Among them are dolomite, ore, staurolite, fluorite, glendonite, diopside and others. The Vologda region is characterized by finds collected by specialists from the Vologda State Pedagogical University in 2012: granite, limestone, quartz, diabase, slate.

1. Diopside. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 13 х 10.5 х 4.8 cm. Kola Peninsula, Pechenga

2. Glendonite “White See Flyer”. Rock. 5.5 х 4 х 4.5 cm. Kola Peninsula, Tersky Shore

3. Glendonite “White See Flyer”. Rock. 9.5 х 7 х 5 cm.  Kola Peninsula, Tersky Shore

4. Staurolite. Mineral. 15 х 9 х 8.5 cm. Kola Peninsula, Keivy

5. Garnet (almandine), rock. Mineral, cutting. 12.5 х 10.5 х 7 cm. Kola Peninsula, Keivy

6. Obsidian. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 12 х 8 х 3.3 cm. Kola Peninsula, Khibiny

7. Apatite ore. Rock, cutting, polishing. 16 х 10 х 2.7 cm. Pamir, Central Asia

8. Astrophyllite. Mineral, cutting. 18 х 11 х 4.5 cm. Kola Peninsula, Khibiny

9. Rock crystal. Mineral. 24 х 13 х 9 cm. Polar Urals

10. Astrophyllite. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 18 х 8.5 х 2.9 cm. Kola Peninsula, Khibiny

11. Graphic pegmatite. Rock, cutting, polishing. 10.5 х 10 х 6.5 cm. Kola Peninsula, Kovdor

12. Amazonite. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 20 х 13 х 5 cm. Kola Peninsula, Keivy

13. Belomorite. Rock, cutting, polishing. 14.5 х 8 х 3.4 cm. Karelia. Khetolambino

14. Variegated jasper. Rock, cutting, polishing. 12.5 х 12.5 х 3 cm. The Southern Urals, Orsk

15. Perevelite. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 12 х 7.5 х 3 cm. The Middle Urals

16. Chalcedony. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 10 х 9 х 2 cm. Kazakhstan, Jambyl group of deposits

17. Fluorite. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 12.5 х 8 х 2 cm. Kola Peninsula, Tersky Shore

18. Fluorite. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 13 х 11 х 3 cm. Mongolia

19. Charoite. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 16 х 7.8 х 1.5 cm. South Yakutia, Chara River

20. Rhodonite. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 11.5 х 8 х 2.5 cm. The Middle Urals

21. Amethyst (brush). Mineral, cutting. 13.5 х 7.5 х 4 cm. Brazil

22. Fine-scaled murmanite. Rock, cutting. 13 х 5.5 х 3 cm. Kola Peninsula, Lovozero Tundras

23. Tingulitis. Mineral, cutting, polishing.  12.5 х 13.5 х 5.5 cm. Kola Peninsula, Khibiny

24. Eudialyte. Mineral, cutting, polishing. 21 х 10.5 х 3.3 cm. Kola Peninsula, Khibiny

25. Native gold in quartz. Mineral. 9.2 х 7 х 4 cm. Kola Peninsula

26. Cinnabar. Mineral. 6 х 4.2 х 4 cm. Chukotsky Autonomous District

27. Pyrite. Mineral. 5.5 х 5.2 х 3 cm. The Urals

28. Galena. Mineral. 13.5 х 11 х 7 cm. Primorsky Region

29. Sphalerite. Mineral. 6.2 х 5 х 4 cm. Far East (Dalnogorsk)

30. Arsenopyrite. Mineral. 7 х 5 х 2.5 cm. Transbaikal

31. Molybdenite. Mineral. 3.5 х 3 х 1.8 cm. Kolyma River

32. Orpiment. Mineral. 10 х 8 х 5.5 cm. Caucuses

33. Chalcopyrite. Mineral. 11.8 х 11.2 х 4.4 cm. Kola Peninsula

34. Apatite in pegmantite. Mineral, rock. 18 х 12 х 7.5 см. Kola Peninsula

35. Halite. Mineral. 6.4 х 5 х 2.3 cm.  Volga region

36. Magnetite. Mineral. 19.5 х 17 х 10.5 cm. Kola Peninsula

37. Goethite. Mineral. 15.5 х 8 х 4.4 cm. Caucuses

38. Hematite. Mineral. 5.3 х 4 х 3 cm. Caucuses

39. Bauxite. Mineral. 7 х 6 х 4.5 cm. Leningrad region

40. Morion (druse). Mineral. 16.5 х 14 х 8.5 cm. Kolyma River

41. Morion (brush). Mineral. 9.5 х 7.5 х 4.5 cm. Kola Peninsula

42. Amethyst (brush). Mineral. 9 х 8.5 х 7 cm. Kola Peninsula

43. Amethyst (brush). Mineral. 12 х 10 х 7 cm. Kola Peninsula

44. Quartz brush. Mineral. 10 х 6 х 3.5 cm. Kola Peninsula

45. Agate. Mineral. 16 х 11 х 1.9 cm. Timan

46. Cacholong. Mineral. 8.5 х 5.5 х 4 cm. South Asia

47. Flint. Rock. 9 х 6 х 5.5 cm. Moscow region

48. Sintered chalcedony. Mineral. 10.5 х 8 х 7 cm. Caucuses

49. Opal. Mineral. 10.5 х 9.5 х 3 cm.  Middle Asia

50. Calcite. Mineral. 20 х 16.5 х 8 cm. Primoriye (Far East)

51. Malachite. Mineral. 9 х 6 х 4.5 cm. Madagascar

52. Malachite. Mineral. 9 х 4.8 х 2.2 cm. Madagascar

53. Azurite. Mineral. 6 х 4.5 х 2 cm. Zaire (Africa)

54. Gypsum. Mineral. 25.5 х 15.3 х 5 cm. Volga region

55. Barite. Mineral. 18 х 10.5 х 8.5 cm. Caucuses

56. Celestine. Mineral. 12 х 7.8 х 7.5 cm. Middle Asia

57. Frankolite. Mineral. 17.5 х 17 х 13 cm. Kola Peninsula

58. Phlogopite. Mineral. 15.5 х 14 х 1.8 cm. Kola Peninsula

59. Jade. Mineral. 27.5 х 12 х 2.3 cm. Transbaikalia

60. Jadeite. Mineral. 14 х 11 х 3.8 cm. Urals

61. Schorl in pegmatite. Mineral. 17.7 х 11 х 4 cm. Kola Peninsula

62. Rubellite. Mineral. 9.2 х 6.3 х 3.5 cm. Kola Peninsula

63. Kyanite. Mineral. 19.4 х 13 х 9 cm. Kola Peninsula

64. Ramsay. Mineral. 10 х 7.5 х 4 cm. Kola Peninsula

65. Natrolite. Mineral. 14.5 х 12 х 9.5 cm. Kola Peninsula, Khibiny

66. Turquoise. Mineral. 16.5 х 8.5 х 3 cm. Middle Asia

67. Almandine. Mineral. 19.5 х 19 х 10.5 cm. Kola Peninsula

68. Spectrolite. Mineral. 14 х 14 х 7 cm. Finland

69. Wolframite – quartz brush. Mineral. 18.8 х 13.5 х 8.8 cm. Yakutia

70. Jasper. Rock. 18 х 14 х 4 cm. Urals

71. Labradorite. Rock. 22.5 х 22.3 х 2.8 cm. Russia

72. Shungite. Mineral. 21.3 х 10.6 х 2.6 cm. Karelia

73. Nepheline syenite. Rock. 19 х 18.5 х 3.3 cm. Kola Peninsula

74. Fuchsite gneiss. Rock. 20 х 15 х 4 cm. Norway

75. Marble. Rock. 15 х 16.5 х 6.5 cm. Middle Asia

76. Ophiocalcite. Rock. 20 х 13 х 3.7 cm. Urals

77. Amphibole concretion. Mineral. 17 х 12 х 2.7 cm. Kola Peninsula

78. Calcite. 4.5 х 3 х 3 cm. Kirov region

79. Serpentine with asbestos. 6 х 5.5 х 1.5 cm. Urals

80. Calcite, limonite on limestone. 6.5 х 6 х 2.5 cm. Kirov region

81. Quartz, rock crystal. 6 х 5 х 4.5 cm. Urals

82. Chalcedony. 7 х 4.5 х 2 cm. Kirov region

83. Hematite. 7 х 5 х 2 cm. Urals

84. Aragonite (secretion in marl). 6 х 5 х 2.5 cm. Kirov region

85. Quartz, chalcedony. 8 х 5 х 4 cm. Kirov region

86. Calcite in limestone. 7 х 5.5 х 3.5 cm. Kirov region

87. White gypsum. 14 х 6 х 5.5 cm. Kirov region

88. Pink gypsum.10 х 7 х 3.5 cm. Kirov region

89. Calcite on limestone.7 х 7 х 4 cm. Kirov region

90. Muscovite (mica). 11 х 10.5 х 0.3 cm. Kola Peninsula

91. Serpentinite. 14 х 9.5 х 3.5 cm. Urals

92. Pegmatite with muscovite. 9 х 8 х 5.5 cm. Urals

93. Chalcedony. 12 х 9 х 5 cm. Urals

94. Jasper. 6.5 х 3.5 х 3 cm. Urals

95. Basalt with pyrite. 7.5 х 6 х 3 cm. Kola Peninsula

96. Conglomerate with calcite. 10 х 8 х 7 cm. Kirov region

97. Gabbro. 9 х 7 х 3.5 cm. Urals

98. Sandstone. 8.5 х 7 х 3.5 cm.  Kirov region

99. Calcareous tuff. 9.5 х 4.5 х 2.5 cm. Kirov region. Sovetsk district

100. Flint in limestone. 8 х 7.5 х 3.5 cm. Kirov region

101. Gravelite. 7 х 5 х 2.5 cm. Kirov region

102. Conglomerate with pebbles. 7 х 4.5 х 2.5 cm. Kirov region

103. Red clay. 6 х 5.5 х 4.5 cm. Kirov region

104. Variegated marl. 10 х 7 х 3.5 cm. Kirov region

105. Flint. 7.5 х 6 х 4 cm. Kirov region

106. Marble (white). 8.5 х 6 х 2.8 cm. Kola Peninsula

107. Marble (black). 5.5 х 3.5 х 2.8 cm. Kola Peninsula

108. Marble. 7.5 х 2.8 х 2.2 cm. Kola Peninsula

109. Pumice stone. 6 х 5 х 4.5 cm. Crimea

110. Labradorite. 10 х 7.5 х 1.8 cm. Kola Peninsula

111. Limestone. 11.5 х 6.5 х 2 cm. Kirov region

112. Carnelian. 7 х 5 х 4.5 cm. Buryatia

113. Quartz with amphibole "cat's eye". 7 х 4.5 х 2.7 cm. Urals, Nizhny Tagil area

114. Agate (shaitan will overflow). 7.5 х 4.5 х 5.5 cm. Sverdlovsk region

115. Cuprite with malachite. 7 х 6 х 5.5 cm. Urals, Nizhny Tagil area

116. Diopside (baikalite). 10.5 х 8 х 4 cm. Baikal region

117. Opal. 9.5 х 6 х 5 cm. Sverdlovsk region, Lipovsk open cuts

118. Gold-bearing quartz. 9.2 х 6 х 4 cm. Buryatia