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The Geology Collections include the Allard Collection for Economic
Geology, the Mineralogy Collection and the Paleontology Collection.
The Allard Collection for Economic Geology represents a lifetime of collecting
by Dr. Gilles Allard in ore deposits and mines on every continent, and
contains over 20,000 specimens. The collection is now online.
It can be searched by mineralogy, mining district, deposit type, or mine locality.
The Mineralogy Collection is comprised
of over 1,500 specimens from around the world.
The Paleontology Collection consists of over 12,000 fossils and casts, including trace fossils from
the Robert W. Frey Collection, modern molluscs from southeastern marine
systems, and Paleozoic fossils from southeastern localities. These collections
provide important reference materials and identification services to
various industries and state agencies.
The Geology Collection is part of the Department of Geology. |
