The Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (

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: ''Instituto Geológico y Minero de España'') is a research institute located in

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. It is run under the auspices of the

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. In collaboration with the Spanish Geological Society (''Sociedad Geológica de España'' or SGE), the Institute has drawn up a list of internationally important

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s in Spain. This work, which began in 1999, is part of the Global Geosites project promoted by IUGS in the 1990s and subsequently supported by UNESCO.

History

The origins of the institute go back to the nineteenth century when a commission was established to work on the

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of Spain. The building which houses the institute is on Ríos Rosas street in the

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district of Madrid. Next door is the

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, which was built in 1893, whereas the institute building, designed by Francisco Javier de Luque, was formally opened in 1926. The opening took place during the International Geological Congress which Spain hosted that year.

Museum

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Inside the building is a geological museum. It is housed in a large hall with a

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roof. It was initially used for the International Geological Congress of 1926. The museum opened the following year. It is currently known as the ''Museo Geominero''.Museum website
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Heritage listing

The building was declared ''

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'' in 1998.

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History

Museum

Heritage listing

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