Geological and Palaeontological Collection

Fossils and rocks form a unique archive of Earth's history

Mineralogical and Petrographical Collection

Collection highlights: Crystal specimens from the Alps and from other parts of Europe

Relief Map Collection

Many geologically painted mountain models originated at ETH Zurich 1890 to 1913 under the guidance of Geology Professor Albert Heim

The Earth Science Collections

The collections date back to the collections of the "Naturforschende Gesellschaft" founded in 1746 and continued to grow at the ETH Zurich since its foundation. The Earth Science Collections are operated by the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

About the Earth Science Collections