The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is an outstanding, integrated research museum within the Leibniz Association, with an international reputation and a globally networked research infrastructure. As an innovative communication hub, it aims to help shape the scientific and societal dialogue on the future of our planet and to foster the development of a democratic knowledge society.
Minerals
How Minerals Shape Our Lives
You think you have nothing to do with minerals? Then think again: your breakfast plate is made of quartz, kaolinite, and feldspar; your nail polish sparkles thanks to mica minerals such as muscovite or lepidolite; and your smartphone contains up to 70 different chemical elements – including aluminum, copper, nickel, gold, silver, rare earth elements, zinc, and tungsten.