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]

Mines Museum of Earth Science
Seal of Colorado School of Mines
Established1873–74
LocationGeneral Research Laboratory (GRL) building, 1310 Maple St., Golden, CO 80401, United States
Coordinates39°45′07″N 105°13′29″W
TypeUniversity museum, geology
Executive directorRenata Lafler
Websitewww.mines.edu
View of the Colorado School of Mines campus where the Geology Museum is located.

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.

See also

References
  1. "InK – Issue #1 (Nov. 2019)". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. Golden's Oldest.
  3. Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines, USA.



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