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Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, Golden, CO

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Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum

Free Earth science museum on the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden, with minerals, fossils, and rocks.

1310 Maple St., Golden, CO 80401 · Golden, CO

About Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum

Housed in the General Research Lab building on the Colorado School of Mines campus, this Golden museum covers more than 7,400 square feet of exhibits on minerals, rocks, fossils, and related Earth science topics. Visitors can walk through an indoor cave with glowing minerals, see a jeweled crown set with hundreds of gemstones, look out at Golden's geologic past, and view restored mining murals. The collection includes one of Colorado's two Goodwill moon rocks from Apollo 17 and a historic state mineral collection, and the displays rotate regularly. Families can also join a scavenger hunt to earn a free rock or mineral.

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