Roosevelt
Inn
Museum of Geology
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| Distance | 26 miles |
| Time Needed: | Depends on your interest in rocks and dinosaurs |
| Best Time To Go: | The
exhibit portion of the Museum of Geology is open
almost every day of the
year; closing on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's
Day, and Easter. During the academic year, the Museum is open:
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| Directions: | Located on the campus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Follow the dinosaur footprints. |
| Cost: | Free |
| Highlights: | Dinosaur bones and rocks |
Description: Open All Year |
The
Museum
of Geology has a collection of more than 250,000
vertebrate
fossils and 6,000 minerals. The collection
emphasizes fossils from the
Black Hills and the Badlands from Jurassic and
Cretaceous reptiles and
mammals. Also on display is a large collection of
minerals including
all of those found in the Black Hills and
surrounding areas. The Museum of Geology is both a teaching and a research facility and the staff is known to be helpful to rock collectors looking for the locations specific minerals. Some of the exhibits formerly at the Museum of Geology are now on display at the Journey Museum. Contact: Museum of Geology 501 E. St. Joseph St. Rapid City, SD, 57751 Phone: 605 394-2467 Fax: 605 394-6131 Link: http://museum.sdsmt.edu/ |
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