The Museum of Mineralogy and Petrography houses systematic collections of minerals and rocks from almost all known deposits and regions of the world, as well as geochemical, genetic, and some metal major mineral collections. Jewelry, storage and paving stones, as well as crystal messer models of minerals are exhibited. The educational and demonstration museum of mineralogy and petrography is one of the rich and diverse museums in Transcaucasia in terms of mineralogical and petrographic exhibits. Ore, non-ore, and stone minerals, as well as their associations, from well-known deposits of Georgia, republics of the former Soviet Union and foreign countries, from their separate areas, are exhibited here. Also, precious, storage, paving and construction stones. The museum consists of three halls, in which the exhibition material is divided thematically.
The first hall is the mineralogical part of the museum and is the main base for students studying the mineralogy course. Mineral collections are represented by rich, diverse material and contain both old collections - compiled according to different classifications - and new material. Unique collections of "Krantz" company are presented here according to the crystal forms and physical properties of minerals. Here are collections of precious and semi-precious stones, their natural formations and processed forms. Minerals of the quartz group, sulphide, rust and sulfate ores of Georgia and common types of marble and other paving stones are widely represented in Georgia.
The second hall is interesting with rich thematic material. This includes genetic and systematic collections, as well as collections of minerals according to individual elements, especially collections according to paragenetic associations of minerals of Georgian deposits.
In the same hall, the lithological section is presented, which includes rich demonstration material, compiled on the basis of classifications of various collections. Special emphasis is placed on the samples of sedimentary rocks common in Georgia.
The third hall presents systematic collections of igneous and metamorphic rocks, which have been replenished and updated many times. Here, too, a special role belongs to the rocks of Georgia. A collection of volcanic formations is presented separately. Both natural samples of paving and building stones are widely represented, as well as treated with polished surfaces, when the texture and quality of the rocks are clearly visible.
It should be noted that, in addition to the demonstration material, reserve collections are kept in special storages, which can be exchanged for samples of mineralogical and petrological museums of the world.
Over the years, mineral and rock collections were replenished as a centralized subscription from various geological expeditions, as well as many unique samples were donated to the museum by former students who worked for years at world-famous deposits. Many interesting samples of minerals and rocks were also collected during the scientific field expeditions of the employees. Several generations of the department's employees participated in filling the museum's collections.
During the course of practical training at the department, students collect mineral and rock collections, which are then scientifically processed in the scientific center of the department.
In recent years, the museum has been filled with student teaching collections based on synthetic-colored stones and processing forms. Processing of clay and synthetic stones is carried out in the mineralogical substance research and processing laboratory at the department.
In addition to students and post-graduates of the Faculty of Geology, the museum provides assistance to all people who are interested in natural resources, their origin and practical purpose.