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“the state repository for Colorado's mineral heritage”
The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, home to one of the state's two Goodwill moon rocks collected during the Apollo 17 mission, was started in 1874 and displays mineral, fossil, gemstone, meteorite and historic mining artifact exhibits on two floors. The museum serves as the state repository for Colorado's mineral heritage and promotes its importance and understanding to the university community and the public. It aims to inspire scientific curiosity through education and research while encouraging appreciation of the earth and responsibility for its mineral, fossil, meteorite and historic mining treasures. The main floor exhibits feature specimens from many Colorado mining districts, other global localities and an introductory video on area geology. The Special Exhibit Room hosts prominent precious metal and invited displays. The main gallery also showcases historic mining murals by Irwin Hoffman.
Loved my visit to this museum! Free admission. My daughter was super excited. The staff was very friendly, told us a little about the museum and offered us a scavenger hunt. My daughter quickly... Read more
This place rocks! Hahaha. The hours are a bit limited but this is an amazing, free experience (unless you count all the cash we dropped in the well stocked gift shop). It's on the campus of the... Read more
Ok this museum is seriously awesome! AND it's free! My husband is really into geology / rocks / stones, so I knew he'd love checking this place out, but I also really loved it. It's crazy all... Read more
Mines Museum of Earth Science
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- Sun: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Mon - Sat: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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