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Japan, Itoigawa, Fossa Magna museum
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2012, 03:03:49 PM »
Fossa Magna Museum
Omi Natural History Museum
https://fmm.geo-itoigawa.com/en/
http://www.geo-itoigawa.com/eng/enjoying/fmm.html
Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark
Myoko-Togakushi renzan National Park
http://geo-itoigawa.com/

The museum is on Itoigawa's ancient history as a jade-producing city, led to the construction of the Fossa Magna Museum and Geopark. The first Geopark in the world, Fossa Magna Geopark allows visitors to explore some of the unusual rock formations, as well as the tectonic line that splits Japan between two plates. The free public museum gives visitors an opportunity to learn more about the geological history of Itoigawa, Japan, and the world at large.

1313 Ichinomiya, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
一の宮1313, 美山公園内, 糸魚川市, JP 941-0056

Also see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_Magna
https://www.city.itoigawa.lg.jp/fmm/
https://www.japan.travel/national-parks/parks/myoko-togakushi-renzan/see-and-do/fossa-magna-museum/
http://hometown.infocreate.co.jp/en/chubu/itoigawa/museum-e.html
http://www.enjoyniigata.com/english/04/fossa-magna-museum.html