The University of Arizona Mineral Museum (UAMM) is a

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located in the

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in downtown

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Collections

The museum was started in 1892, and houses over 24,000 specimens from around the world, including

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s, micromounts, and mining artifacts.

Mineral In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. ( ...

s from Arizona and Mexico are particularly well represented. Over 2,000 specimens are on display. Also featured are a selection of oil paintings, depicting miners and mining, by Delaware artist William Davidson White (1896-1971).

References

External links

Official websiteThe Mineralogical Record Museum of Art
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