Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum

Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
Seal of Colorado School of Mines
Established 1873–74
Location General Research Laboratory (GRL) building, 1310 Maple St., Golden, CO 80401, United States
Coordinates 39°45′07″N 105°13′29″W / 39.75189°N 105.22484°W / 39.75189; -105.22484Coordinates: 39°45′07″N 105°13′29″W / 39.75189°N 105.22484°W / 39.75189; -105.22484
Type University museum, geology
Curator Nicholas Iwanicki (Interim)
Website www.mines.edu
View of the Colorado School of Mines campus where the Geology Museum is located.

The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum is a geology museum based in the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States. It was established in 1873[1] and opened in 1874.[2]

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. ↑ Golden's Oldest.
  2. ↑ Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines, USA.


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