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Title: USA, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Post by: FdW on August 03, 2012, 05:06:30 PM
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
http://www.cmnh.org/
http://www.cmnh.org/site/Index.aspx

The department holds collections covering all inorganic crystalline materials that come from the earth (rocks and minerals) and outer space (meteorites and one moon rock). Perhaps more accurately described as a department of Earth material, it also houses collections of mineraloids (amber, opal, coal, etc.); synthetic industrial minerals (quartz, corundum, salts, etc.); economic ores (rocks used for industry); and Lapidary Arts (jewelry, cabochons, polished stones and faceted gemstones) of both natural and synthetic materials.
With more than 41,000 cataloged specimens or groups of specimens from around the world, the collections are historical as well as scientific. Some samples were collected as long ago as the early 1800s, and many of the ore deposit suites are from localities that no longer exist.
The Department of Mineralogy’s research laboratory and collections area are located off the main galleries on Level 2 across from the Discovery Center. They are open to public viewing through large glass doors that allow visitors to observe stunning mineral specimens native to Ohio and from around the world; volunteers sorting and cataloging specimens; and student researchers cutting, grinding, and analyzing the mineralogy of rock specimens with an Ultraphot polarizing microscope.

Mineralogy
https://www.cmnh.org/discover/science/mineralogy

Wade Oval Drive University Circle 1, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1767, USA

Also see:
https://www.mindat.org/museum-216.html