Mines Museum of Earth Science
The Mines Museum of Earth Science, formerly the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum,[1] is a geology museum based in the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States. It was established in 1873[2] and opened in 1874.[3]
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Established | 1873–74 |
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Location | General Research Laboratory (GRL) building, 1310 Maple St., Golden, CO 80401, United States |
Coordinates | 39°45′07″N 105°13′29″W |
Type | University museum, geology |
Executive director | Renata Lafler |
Website | www.mines.edu |
The museum has two floors in which it displays fossils, gemstones, meteorites, minerals, and mining artifacts, including the Colorado lunar sample displays. The museum acts as the Colorado state repository for mineral heritage.
Gallery
- Native gold after sylvanite lining fracture in phonolite, Cripple Creek mining district. Specimen at the museum.
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See also
References
- "InK – Issue #1 (Nov. 2019)". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- Golden's Oldest.
- Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines, USA.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. |
- Museum website
- A hidden gem in Golden, Denver Post, 02/18/2016
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