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Welcome

Note: The Museum will be closed from December 23rd, 2011 until January 1st, 2012 for the University Holiday. The museum will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.

The Rutgers University Geology Museum features exhibits on geology, natural history, and anthropology, with an emphasis on the natural history of New Jersey. Exhibits include a dinosaur trackway, a mounted mastodon, rocks and minerals from New Jersey and around the world, and florescent minerals.

The museum is free and open to the public, and can provide tours for groups by arrangement.

Special events include the annual Open House and Mineral Sale on the last Saturday in January. The Friends of the Geology Museum sponsors talks each spring and fall. The Museum also offers a small gift shop featuring rock and mineral specimens.

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New: Spring Friends of the Geology Museum meeting

New: Spring 2012 Events

New: Register online for the Geology Museum electronic mailing list to receive email updates on news and upcoming events.