Mineral Collection (page 9)

Swiss Spas: Bad Fideris (colour litho)
6026336 Swiss Spas: Bad Fideris (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bad Fideris. Illustration for Swiss Spas and their Mineral Springs)

Swiss Spas: Tenigerbad, and Waldhauser (colour litho)
6026328 Swiss Spas: Tenigerbad, and Waldhauser (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tenigerbad, and Waldhauser)

hesperornis
Hesperornis was a large bird, reaching up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) in length. It had virtually no wings, and swam with its powerful hind legs

Agate nodules
6337602 Agate nodules by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: Agate nodules. Ovoid nodule of agate 1, aphanite with agate geode 2, and nodule of agate 3)

Onyx agate
6337603 Onyx agate by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Onyx agate. Agata onice, con la sua scorza, a zone innumerevoli)

Swiss Spas: Yverdon, and Lake of Neuchatel (colour litho)
6026321 Swiss Spas: Yverdon, and Lake of Neuchatel (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yverdon, and Lake of Neuchatel)

Swiss Spas: Andeer, Hotel Fravi (colour litho)
6026344 Swiss Spas: Andeer, Hotel Fravi (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andeer, Hotel Fravi)

Swiss Spas: Bex, and the Dents du Midi (colour litho)
6026341 Swiss Spas: Bex, and the Dents du Midi (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bex, and the Dents du Midi)

Swiss Spas: Lenk i S, Lake of Lenk and Wildstrubel (colour litho)
6026335 Swiss Spas: Lenk i S, Lake of Lenk and Wildstrubel (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lenk i S, Lake of Lenk and Wildstrubel)

Swiss Spas: Lavey, and the Dents du Midi (colour litho)
6026334 Swiss Spas: Lavey, and the Dents du Midi (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lavey, and the Dents du Midi)

Swiss Spas: Loeche-les-Bains, and the Balmhorn (colour litho)
6026332 Swiss Spas: Loeche-les-Bains, and the Balmhorn (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loeche-les-Bains, and the Balmhorn)

Swiss Spas: Disentis, Kurhaus (colour litho)
6026331 Swiss Spas: Disentis, Kurhaus (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Disentis, Kurhaus)

Swiss Spas: Ragaz, with Churfirsten and Gonzen (colour litho)
6026326 Swiss Spas: Ragaz, with Churfirsten and Gonzen (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ragaz, with Churfirsten and Gonzen)

Swiss Spas: Acquarossa, View up the Blenio Valley (colour litho)
6026348 Swiss Spas: Acquarossa, View up the Blenio Valley (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acquarossa, View up the Blenio Valley)

Swiss Spas: Val Sinestra, Kurhaus (colour litho)
6026323 Swiss Spas: Val Sinestra, Kurhaus (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Val Sinestra, Kurhaus)

Swiss Spas: Passugg, Kurhaus Garden Terrace (colour litho)
6026333 Swiss Spas: Passugg, Kurhaus Garden Terrace (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passugg, Kurhaus Garden Terrace)

Swiss Spas: Rheinfelden (colour litho)
6026327 Swiss Spas: Rheinfelden (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rheinfelden. Illustration for Swiss Spas and their Mineral Springs)

Swiss Spas: Tarasp, Schuls, Vulpera (colour litho)
6026329 Swiss Spas: Tarasp, Schuls, Vulpera (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarasp, Schuls, Vulpera)

Swiss Spas: Alvaneu, The Kurhaus Garden (colour litho)
6026347 Swiss Spas: Alvaneu, The Kurhaus Garden (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alvaneu, The Kurhaus Garden)

Swiss Spas: Weissenburg, Spa (colour litho)
6026325 Swiss Spas: Weissenburg, Spa (colour litho) by Kutscha, Paul (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weissenburg, Spa)

Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century

Beppu, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred

Saltpetre deposit in coastal lagoon, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, May, Digitally enhanced, removed dirt in lens. Bookplate

Melon-Shaped Snuff Bottle with a Squirrel and Fruiting Branches, Qing dynasty, 1800-1900
Melon-Shaped Snuff Bottle with a Squirrel and Fruiting Branches, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1800-1900

Spade-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Basketweave Pattern, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1730-1800

Pear-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Stylized Dragons and Stylized "Shou"
Pear-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Stylized Dragons and Stylized " Shou" (Longevity) Character, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1730-1800

Sliced rock crystals

Into The Ice Nº1
Pablo Blanco

Chunkey Stone, A. D. 1200 / 1400. Creator: Unknown
Chunkey Stone, A.D. 1200/1400. Kaolin stone from a game which originated c. 600 AD. Mississippian, reportedly Kaskaskia River, Randolph County, Illinois

Fan, France, 1870 / 1880. Creator: Unknown
Fan, France, 1870/1880

Mirror with Jaguar or Coyote Mosaic, A. D. 500 / 600. Creator: Unknown
Mirror with Jaguar or Coyote Mosaic, A.D. 500/600

Candelabrum, Birmingham, c. 1770. Creators: Matthew Boulton, John Fothergill
Candelabrum, Birmingham, c. 1770

Mask, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Mask, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Ring, Italy, c. 1525-c. 1575. Creator: Unknown
Ring, Italy, c. 1525-c. 1575

Ornament: fish and water plants, Goryeo period, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Ornament: fish and water plants, Goryeo period, 12th-13th century

USA, Utah, Wayne County, Nearby colorful layers of bentonite clay and distant shale deposits of North Caineville Mesa at dusk

USA, Arizona. View of the badlands and petrified logs of Petrified Forest National Park

Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California, 1848 (engraving)
4072492 Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California, 1848 (engraving) by Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (1818-83); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Hot springs of Mtagata, Central Africa (litho)
5997016 Hot springs of Mtagata, Central Africa (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hot springs of Mtagata, Central Africa)

Rotunda at the Leverian Museum (engraving)
610696 Rotunda at the Leverian Museum (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perspective View of the Rotunda at the Leverian Museum, Albion Street)

Chinese Coal Miners, c. 1867-72 (b / w photo)
473728 Chinese Coal Miners, c.1867-72 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal mining near Patung in Hubei province, central China.); Scottish, out of copyright

Postcard depicting the flagstone quarry workers in Le Meygal, Balayes, Haute-Loire, c
REV382794 Postcard depicting the flagstone quarry workers in Le Meygal, Balayes, Haute-Loire, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: carte postale)

Phosphates, wavellite, lazulite, cuprouranite, vivianite, turquoise (colour litho)
2797873 Phosphates, wavellite, lazulite, cuprouranite, vivianite, turquoise (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phosphates, wavellite, lazulite)

Silicates (pyroxene group), augite, diopside, bronzite, hypersthene, wollastonite (colour litho)
2797870 Silicates (pyroxene group), augite, diopside, bronzite, hypersthene, wollastonite (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silicates (pyroxene group)

Silicates, topaz (colour litho)
2797867 Silicates, topaz (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silicates, topaz)

Silicates (zeolite group), natrolite, stilbite (colour litho)
2797860 Silicates (zeolite group), natrolite, stilbite (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silicates (zeolite group), natrolite, stilbite

Organic substances, coal, anthracite (colour litho)
2797857 Organic substances, coal, anthracite (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Organic substances, coal, anthracite)

Seville (colour litho)
2797847 Seville (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seville. Illustration for card from game called The Kingdoms Of Europe by John Jaques)

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