University Of Alberta Earth And Atmospheric Sciences Department

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Mineralogy / Petrology Museum

It currently contains about 12, 000 specimens, of which more than a thousand are on display in the Mineralogy / Petrology Museum. The Collection ranges from brilliant crystals to glittering fool's gold to mineralogical rarities and oddities as well as historical specimens from localities that are no longer accessible. .

The Museum is located in the Earth Sciences Building, room B-08, and is open from 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays, and closed on weekends and holidays. Groups of five or more are requested to call in advance to confirm accessibility. Tours are welcome and available by appointment. Please call (780) 492-3265.

Paleontology Museum

Highlights from two extraordinary collections, University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology and the Invertebrate Paleontology Collection, are available for public discovery in the Paleontology Museum. Specimens on display range in age from over 600 million to 10, 000 years, from dinosaurs to fish to trilobites. Significant fossils highlight unique discoveries that address major evolutionary questions. The Museum is a valuable asset to the Department's students and researchers as well as to other paleontologists, and a delight to school groups and the general public.

The Museum is located in the Earth Sciences Building, room B-01, and is open from 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays, and is closed on weekends and holidays. Groups of five or more are requested to call in advance to confirm accessibility. Tours are welcome and available by appointment. Please call (780) 492-3265.