Collection

The historical collection features a wide range of subjects:

• Invertebrates: focusing on the Styrian Basin (Neogene), Northern Kalkalpen (Mesozoic), and the hill country of Graz (Palaeozoic).
• Vertebrates: Styrian Basin (Neogene), Styrian caves (Pleistocene).
• Palaeobotany: focusing on the Cenozoic in Styria and Slovenia.
• Rocks: regional geological collection; systematic collection of igneous rocks; decorative rock collection.
• Deposit collection: focusing on Styria.
• Mining history collection.
• Styrian drill core archive.

The specialised library with historical books, numerous international magazine series, and an extensive collection of offprints also features a collection of geographical maps. Among other tasks, the provincial geology and mineralogy service administers a wide-ranging archive of unpublished reports and expert opinions along with a database of quarries, sand pits, deposits, landslides and well locations in Styria.