Gems & Minerals

  • GRADE All Ages
  • DATE/TIME

    9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    The Museum is open seven days a week year-round.
  • COST

    FREE (through May 2013)
    We recognize our state's current fiscal situation and its affect on K-12 budgets. That's why we've made it more affordable than ever to visit the Museum.
  • STANDARDS N/A
  • REGISTRATION INFORMATION

    Reservations required for self-guided visits.   For reservation details and to fill out the Field Trip Request Form, click here or call 303.370.6000, M - F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Location: Level 1

 

Got your hard hat? In Coors Mineral Hall, follow the mine shaft into a Mexican silver mine, where a cavern glistens with milky white gypsum crystals and stalactites. Then enter Colorado's own Sweet Home Mine to discover a six-foot wall of blood-red rhodochrosite crystals.

 

Colorado was founded on mining, and in the historical mining section you'll see more local finds, like Tom's Baby, an eight-pound nugget of crystallized gold unearthed in Breckenridge in 1887.

 

You'll also uncover Brazilian topaz, California watermelon tourmaline, Australian opals, intense blue azurite, green malachite, four-inch zeolite needle sprays from India, and hundreds of other dazzling specimens from around the world. Hands-on activities and videos help young explorers learn about mineral characteristics and how minerals form.

We proudly recognize our donors for their generous support of the Museum and its education programs.
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