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University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Australasia

Rock, Mineral and Fossil Collection, Department of Geological Sciences

Museum or Collection Type:
Natural History & Natural Science
Institutional Type:
Collection: Research and Teaching

Subject:
Earth Sciences, Mineralogy, Palaeontology

Address:
Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND

Contact:
Stephen D. Weaver
S.Weaver@geol.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone: +64 3 364 2954 x 6954
Fax: +64 3 364 2769

Links:
Rock, Mineral and Fossil Collection, Department of Geological Sciences
University of Canterbury

Description:
1,000 macro fossil specimens including thesis material and several notable fossil suites including Reefton Devonian faunas and NW Nelson Palaeozoic fossils; Macro fossil Teaching collection representing most common orders/families of invertebrates; R.S. Allan Brachiopod Collection, 7,500 specimens (6,500 from NZ) including representatives of all genera known from NZ (living and fossil) and most fossil families known world-wide; Palynolgy Collection of 1,500 specimens of pollen and dinoflagellates including material from all major South Island coalfields; Micro fossil Collection comprising bulk samples and slides includes significant thesis collections; Brian Mason Collection of 2,000 specimens from mineral mines in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and USA and the Kinsey mineral collection mainly from Cumberland, UK; 13,000 rocks which are used for reference and teaching purposes.