Canadian Museum of Nature Gems, Rocks and Minerals Collection - Ottawa, Canada
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Canadian Museum of Nature Gems, Rocks and Minerals Collection is located in Ottawa, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMK2GF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/02/2014
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The Canadian Museum of Nature is more than a natural history museum. Behind the public face is a vibrant, multi-layered, multi-faceted organization composed of world-renown research scientists, collection specialists, education and multimedia specialists, and innovators.
"Our Mineral, Rock and Gem Collections contain more than 52,000 specimens, including over 60 holotypes and 170 cotypes. With the acquisition of the William Pinch collection, the museum's Canadian mineral component is the finest in the world.
The Mineral Collection is an extensive collection of minerals from Canada and from around the world, and is heavily used by the research community. The collection was enhanced with the addition of the William Pinch collection and is visited regularly by professionals and amateurs studying Canadian minerals. Contained within this collection are ca. 5000 radioactive specimens, safely housed in a specially-designed vault, and may be the finest collection of radioactives in the world.
The Rock Collection is an extensive assemblage of Canadian rocks which is used primarily as a reference source.
The Gem Collection consists of 2000 specimens and contains a wonderful collection of exhibit-quality gems. A number of these were donated by Canadians to enhance the National Collection."
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