Directory of Earth Science Resources

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Features sites for museums that present exhibits, interactive experiences, and educational opportunities related to earth science.

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• Dakota Dinosaur Museum

  http://www.dakotadino.com/
  Rock, mineral and fossil specimens, including a complete Triceratops skeleton, in Dickinson, North Dakota.

• Diamonds

  http://www.mcq.org/diamants/aaindex.html
  Overview of an exhibition presented at the Museum of civilization in Quebec. Features dozens of jewels on loan from public and private collections all over the world.

• Fundy Geological Museum

  http://fundygeological.novascotia.ca/
  In Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, with an active fossil research program and excellent educational programs. Site topics include dinosaur bones, gems and minerals, and Bay of Fundy tides.

• James Madison University Mineral Museum

  http://sites.jmu.edu/mineralmuseum/
  In Harrisonburg, Virginia. Features 500 crystals and gemstones from around the world.

• Johnston Geology Museum

  http://www.emporia.edu/~es/museum/museum.htm
  Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. Collection includes vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, plant fossils, evaporite and other mineral specimens, and sedimentary structures.

• Mineralogical Museum

  http://www.geomus.fas.harvard.edu/
  Harvard museum which features a broad spectrum of mineralogical and geological specimens, including the Smith Meteorite Collection.

• Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum

  http://mtblanco.com/
  Features fossils from West Texas: pictures, sales of casts, scheduled events.

• Royal Tyrrell Museum

  http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/
  Features ten signature galleries devoted to paleontology, with 40 dinosaur skeletons with more than 110,000 fossil specimens. Includes hours of operation, admission and directions. Located in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.

• School of Mines Mineralogy Museum

  http://www.musee.mines-paristech.fr/
  Includes information on exhibit specimens. Paris, France.

• Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

  http://www.sedgwickmuseum.org/
  Part of the University of Cambridge. Information on education, research, exhibits and events. Admission free.

• University of California Museum of Paleontology

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
  Collections include fossil and modern organisms representing prokaryotes to vertebrates collected from all continents. Limited exhibits open to the public. Includes hours, special events, short courses and directions. Located in Berkeley.

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