Giant minerals are displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris.  AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY —

Wonders from the centre of the Earth

Minerals displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" in the Natural History Museum in Paris.
Published December 19, 2014

Minerals displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris.

A bournonite on sphalerite mineral from France is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A bournonite on sphalerite mineral from France is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A visitor looks at a mineral during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A visitor looks at a mineral during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A fluorite et quartz mineral is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A fluorite et quartz mineral is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A rhodocrosite mineral from Argentina is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris.  - AFP
A rhodocrosite mineral from Argentina is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A mesolite on stilbite mineral from India is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A mesolite on stilbite mineral from India is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A visitor takes photograph of giant minerals during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris.  - AFP
A visitor takes photograph of giant minerals during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
An Imilac mineral from Chile is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris.  - AFP
An Imilac mineral from Chile is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
A mineral is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris.   - AFP
A mineral is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
Giant minerals are displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
Giant minerals are displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP
An elbaite rubellite mineral is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014  in the Natural History Museum in Paris.  - AFP
An elbaite rubellite mineral is displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" on December 18, 2014 in the Natural History Museum in Paris. - AFP