Rock CollectionCollections | Updated 4 months agoThe Earth and Planetary Sciences department at the Western Australian Museum maintains a small but diverse collection of rocks. The department’s rocks are mostly derived from Western Australia, but also include a range sourced from international localities. This collection includes historic rock specimens from early Western Australian geologists such as Edward T. Hardman and Henry YL Brown. More recent additions to the Rock Collection include: Lithium and cesium-rich pegmatite from the Sinclair mine near Norseman, WA, A 3 m-wide polished slab of banded iron formation from the Ord Ranges in the north Pilbara, WA, a comprehensive suite of specimens from the diamond-bearing Aries kimberlite, central Kimberley region, WA, specimens from the Ellendale lamproites, west Kimberley, WA, pegmatite specimens from Wodgina and other localities in the Pilbara, WA, the international alkaline rock collection of Bram Janse. Number of items 1500 specimens