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Geopalooza! A Hard Rock Anthology
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Geopalooza! A Hard Rock Anthology
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May 23 - August 24, 2008
Spotlighting all manner of the Earth’s natural treasures in a groovy environment, Geopalooza! A Hard Rock Anthology is the ultimate rock experience. On view throughout the summer, this special exhibition is a rockhound’s psychedelic dream made reality.
Marvel at massive amethyst and citrine geodes taller than a person jammed with gleaming purple and golden crystals. Admire an array of huge mineral crystals, including a gargantuan gypsum crystal from Mexico’s “Cave of Giants,” home of the largest crystals ever found. Gaze upon intricately crystallized slices of petrified wood, some more than five feet across, from the Museum’s popular Zuhl Collection. Admire an amazing collection of fossils, including trilobites with astonishingly delicate antennae perfectly preserved. See meteorites, moon rocks, and a stunning selection of fluorescent rocks that glow in every color of the rainbow. Select your own geode and see it cracked open as you become the first living thing to behold its contents.
Geopalooza! A Hard Rock Anthology is generously sponsored by Spectra Energy and Weatherford International Ltd.
Geopalooza Activities
Dig Pit:
Included in Geopalooza! Children ages 3 – 11 can put on their paleontologist hats to dig fossil replicas in the dig pit.
Geode Cracking:
Select your geode and watch as it is cracked on-site.
Gold Panning:
Take your chance on finding gold, pyrite, minerals or even gemstones. Each patron will take home a souvenir vial with a specimen and no one will go home empty handed!
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