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Maine Mineral & Gem Museum – Bethel, Maine - Atlas Obscura

One of the exhibits in the minerals and gems gallery of the National Museum of Natural History.

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Following a major renovation, these halls reopened in 2021 and are a brilliant showcase for one of the world’s most important collections of gems and minerals.

Will this Subway Garnet make up for the lost 1970s vibe of the former Halls of Gems and Minerals? Decide when the renovated halls are opened on June 12th.

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

New York City's Museum of Natural History reopens its famed Halls of Gems and Minerals to unveil a completely transformed space.

This next post on the Smithsonian features some of the exhibit cases that showcase the minerals in t

A Museum Devoted to Geological Treasures Opens in Maine

Sylvinite from the Permian of Russia. Sylvinite is an evaporite rock principally composed of halite (NaCl - sodium chloride) and sylvite (KCl - potassium chloride). In this sample, the whitish and grayish material is halite and the reddish areas are sylvite. Evaporites are chemical sedimentary rocks formed by the evaporation of water (usually seawater) and the precipitation of dissolved minerals. The Permian-aged sylvinite seen here is from the Solikamsk area of Russia, where potassium-rich…

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Minerals displayed during the exhibition "Earth's treasures" in the Natural History Museum in Paris.

Visit the largest collection of lunar meteorites in the world right here in the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum.

Sodalite, Sanidine - Rhineland, Germany

Students will analyze the quantities and origins of basic mineral resources.

Just because a mineral is pretty and nice to look at, doesn't mean that there might be a dangerous underbelly. Here are 15 of the most dangerous minerals

A specimen of elbaite from Brazil. Part of the National Mineral Collection. Includes 2 images.