Mineralogy
Mineralogy Collections
The mineralogical collections comprise more than 45,000 specimens, ranging from systematic samples to exhibition pieces, as well as specimens of national significance and representative examples from major deposits worldwide.
These collections are subdivided as follows:
- the national collection, bringing together a systematic sampling of all mineralogical occurrences within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
- regional collections, focused primarily on the Greater Region and subdivided into the mineralogy of France, Belgium, and Germany. These include exceptional and unique specimens, as well as systematic scientific material for the Greater Region.
- two collections linked to historical and contemporary scientific expeditions: one centred on Brazil and the other on Africa.
- a global systematic mineralogy collection.
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Specimens
45,000 Spécimens -
Types
21 Types -
Species
4200 Espèces
Collectors
Historical collectors
Anatole Demidoff
Franz Majerus
Henri Maus
Henri d’Orange Nassau
Auguste Dutreux
Lambert Picard
Constantin von Mielecki
Michel Cahen
Jean Nicolas Raus
Albert Knaff
Paul Gredt
Edouart Maurer
Alfons Schoetter
Contemporary collectors
Alexander Safiannikoff
Paul Antun
Jacques Thoreau
Jean Marie Pendeville
Philippe Virlet
Jacques Cassedanne
Peter Reischel
Alain Caubel
André Rostenne
Armand Hary
Alain Martaud
Person in charge
Publications
Philippo S., Naud J., Declercq J-P & Feneau-Dupont J-P. (1995), "Structure Refinement and X-ray Powder Diffraction Data for Kalipyrochlore with (0<m<0.8, x~0.2, w=0 and 0.2<n<1)", Powder Diffraction, 10, 3, 180-184.
PHILIPPO S. et al. (2004), "150 ans Musée national d’histoire naturelle", Luxembourg Ed. ‘natur Musée’, pp. 288 (isbn 2-919877-07-0).
PHILIPPO S. (2009), "Minéralogie - Sulfures", série : Collections du Musée national d’histoire naturelle, 2, pp. 140 (issn 1998-3530).
Hatert F. Baijot M., Philippo S. & Wouters J (2010), "Qingheiite-Fe2+, Na2Fe2+MgAl(PO4)3, a new phosphate from Sebastiao Cristino pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil.“ European Journal Mineralogy 22, 459-467.
Philippo, S. (2016): La Collection Frantz Majerus (1819-1887), une des plus anciennes collections minéralogiques au Luxembourg. In: Frantz Majerus - ein künstlerisch begabter Ingenieur und Geologe in Mexico, Ed. MnhnL, Editors: Claude Wey, Simon Philippo, pp.30-41.
Hatert, F., Philippo, S., Ottolini, L., Dal Bo, F., Scholz, R., Chaves, M., Yang, H., Downs, R. & Menezes, L. (2017): Wilancookite, (Ba,K,Na)8(Ba,Li,[])6Be24P24O96·32H2O, a new beryllophosphate with a zeolite framework. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29-5, 923-930.
Philippo, S., Hatert, F., Bruni, Y., Vignola, P. & Sejkora, J. (2020), Luxembourgite, AgCuPbBi4Se8, a new mineral species from Bivels, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 
European Journal of Mineralogy, 32, 449–455.
Hatert, F., Philippo, S., Vignola, P. and Guennou, M. (2023) Yttrotungstite-(Nd), IMA 2023-064. CNMNC Newsletter 76, Eur. J. Mineral., 35, 1075
Plášil J., Steciuk G., Sejkora J., Kampf A.R., Uher P., Ondrejka M., Škoda R., Dolníček Z, Philippo S., Guennou M., Meisser N., Rohlíček J. & Mees F. (2025) Extending the mineralogy of U6+ (I.): Crystal structure of lepersonnite-(Gd) and a description of the new mineral lepersonnite-(Nd). Mineralogical Magazine, Published online 2025:1-30. doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.29.
Plášil J., Steciuk G., Škoda R., Philippo S. & Guennou M. (2025) Extending the mineralogy of U6+ (III.): Pendevilleite-(Y), a new uranyl carbonate mineral from Kamoto East Open Cut, RDCongo. Mineralogical Magazine, Published online 2025:1-30. doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10095.
