Mineralogical Collection

The collection comprises approximately 1,000 pieces of mineralogical interest, 300 from the geological field, and 200 from the paleontological domain, along with various soil profiles from the Sardinian region.

The Mineralogy and Geology collections at the University of Sassari originated within the ancient Faculty of Medicine, among the disciplines of Natural History. The initial nucleus dates back to the 1870s. A significant role in the development of mineralogical research was played by Professor Domenico Lovisato (1879–1884), a Garibaldian and internationally renowned scientist, founder of the Sassari section of the Italian Alpine Club. Federico Millosevic, a professor from 1905 to 1908 and a Kingdom senator, made a substantial contribution to Sardinian mineralogy.

The collections were further enriched by Professor Aurelio Serra (director from 1935 to 1950) and Professor Antonio Pietracaprina (1963–1991). Both have dedicated mineralogical museums within the Department of Agriculture.

The collection includes minerals, rocks, fossils, along with scientific instruments, organized into mineralogical, geological, pedological, and paleontological sections.

The inventory consists of approximately 1,000 pieces of mineralogical interest, 300 from the geological field, and 200 from the paleontological domain, along with various soil profiles primarily related to Sardinian soils. Samples include effusive and intrusive rocks, fossils, soil monoliths, samples of marbles, and rocks from the island's beaches and foreign sites.

The exhibited minerals hold significant scientific importance, either due to their rarity (e.g., covellite), origin from long-closed mines (such as silver and fluorite from Sulcis and Sarrabus mines), or their distinctive crystallographic characteristics.

Additionally, there is a substantial collection of books and geological maps.