Scientific articles & journal publications
The Museum’s Collections at the heart of research
The Mineralogy Museum of Mines Paris – PSL plays a major role in scientific research in mineralogy, gemmology, geochemistry, and crystallography. Its collection, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the world, is regularly studied by international researchers. Below you will find a selection of recent scientific articles that have used specimens from the museum’s collections.
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2026
2025
National Library of Medicine
Magnetotactic bacteria affiliated with diverse Pseudomonadota families biomineralize intracellular Ca-carbonate
2024
Journal of Gemmology
Study of an ‘Egyptian’ Emerald from the Mineralogy Museum at the Paris School of Mines
2023
Journal of Gemmology
An Historical Alexandrite from the Mineralogy Museum of Paris School of Mines
Mineral
Non-destructive Study of Egyptian Emeralds Preserved in the Collection of the Museum of the École des Mines
Diamond & Related Materials
Combination of ERDA, FTIR Spectroscopy and NanoSIMS for the Characterization of Hydrogen Incorporation in Natural Diamonds
2022
Gems & Gemology
A Gemological and Spectroscopic Study with Mobile Instruments of Some “Emeralds” from the Coronation Crown of Napoleon III
Chemical Geology
From the Lithosphere to the Lower Mantle: An Aqueous-Rich Metal-Bearing Growth Environment to Form Type IIb Blue Diamonds