Of all the spectacular museums in DC, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is my kids’ favorite! It is the one museum we must visit every time we go to DC even though it doesn’t have a ...

Kevin Czaja, the research and curatorial assistant who accompanied the collection to Tucson, said he thinks Harvard’s is the best, though the folks at the Smithsonian would disagree.

Washington, D.C. (7News) — Washington, D.C. (7News) -- Gabriela Farfan, Coralyn Whitney Curator of Gems and Minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History joined Good Morning ...

These specimens are from the U.S. National Mineral Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and show the minerals observed in Bennu samples as formed and found on Earth.

These are Earth-originating examples of minerals found in Bennu samples from the US National Mineral Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History: (foreground, from left ...

The scientists discovered 11 minerals in total that likely existed in a brine-like environment on Bennu’s parent body. Bennu’s brine differs from terrestrial brines due to its mineral makeup.

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A specimen of smithsonite housed in the museum’s mineral and gem collection. Jack Tamisiea, NMNH With more than 148 million specimens and objects, the vast majority of the National Museum of ...

The people at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History were nice enough to give a couple members of the Chemistry in Pictures team a behind-the-scenes look at their mineral ...

It sat in the University of Arizona's Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum briefly in 2022. Even though the museum does not currently hold the gem, there are several other gems on display.

Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, put on a pair of white cotton gloves, pulled off the cloth and opened the box. “So, this is the stone,” he said, holding it ...

It is a collection of about 50 gem shows across the city. "Human beings are fundamentally attracted to bright shiny objects," said Peter Megaw, Exhibits Chairman of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.