The EdCC Museum houses a substantial Palaeontological Type Collection. Primarily invertebrates and palynomorphs, this collection covers some of the earliest described fossils from the Gogo Lagerstätte, Basil Balme’s palynological collection and the first dinosaur described in Western Australia – Ozraptor subotaii (currently on display at Boola Bardip).

• The Curt Teichert and Arthur Wade Palaeontological collections: Samples collected by Teichert and Wade on their late 1800s-1930s field trips to Northern Western Australia are accessioned here.
• The David Haig Micropalaeontology Collection: Includes material from Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, and the Perth and Carnarvon Basins.

The bulk of the collection contains rock and mineral samples from around the world used for teaching and research.

• Krantz & Foote Collections: Featuring a substantial number of rocks and minerals from Economic Geology, Engineering, and Mineral sampling. These were purchased for teaching and research nearly 100 years ago, resulting in a significant international reference collection.
• The Nick Rock Collection: Featuring Lamprophyre hand samples, thin sections, and analytical powders from around the globe.
• Exploration and Economic Geology Collections: Featuring over 100 years of energy geoscience and mineral exploration research. We have core, thin sections, SEM mounts, analytical powders and more!
• Meteorites and Tektites Collection: Featuring samples from Western Australia and around the world. (Western Australia samples are displayed with permission from the Western Australian Museum).
• The Neal McNaughton Legacy Collection: Printed data, photographs, and film negatives Relating to SHRIMP work as part of this collection are managed by our Museum.

• Aerial Photographs: The museum is home to a large collection of Aerial photograph runs of Western Australia and some South West Pacific Islands captured from 1936 to 1990. Aerial photography catalogue [Excel 351KB]
• Glass Lantern Slides: Photographs taken by UWA staff and students from the 1920s to present (including Kodachrome slides 1950s onwards)
• The Honours, Masters and PhD theses: from UWA Geology (from 1932) and Geography (from 1967): The museum houses an archive of theses that are accessible for research purposes. The collection includes theses from UWA Geology (collected in 1932) and Geography (collected in 1967) researchers. Please note: In-person or PDF copy access to theses documents must be organised in advance by contacting our museum curator. PDF copies will require the signing of a Copyright Agreement and, a fee applies. (Honours and master’s theses: <100 pages $50, theses >100 pages: $137.50) Theses collection [Excel 179KB]