Former Mineral DisplaysThese displays have been removed from the public area of the museum for various curatorial purposes.
MeteoritesS hooting stars that cross our night sky are not really stars, but pieces of rock burning in the atmosphere. They are meteors - meteorites when they hit the ground. Most meteorites are made of stone, but since they look like ordinary rock they are seldom recognized. It is the more rare iron meteorites that dominate collections. Twelve meteorites have been recovered in New York, the most recent in Peekskill in 1992.
Minerals and You
What do a billiard ball, an automobile and a ceramic cookie jar have in common?
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Calcite fromLowville, NY |
Uvite from Pierrepont, NY |
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Microclinefrom Valhalla, NY |
Almandine Garnetfrom Thurman, NY |
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