{"id":135279,"date":"2022-11-27T15:11:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T13:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/gallery-of-geology-and-mineralogy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T17:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:13:42","slug":"gallery-of-geology-and-mineralogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familinparis.fr\/en\/gallery-of-geology-and-mineralogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery of Geology and Mineralogy"},"content":{"rendered":"
At the Jardin des Plantes (5th)<\/div><\/div>
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Free for young people under 26 years old (EU national)<\/p>\n\n

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Photo credit Yann Caradec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  • We like<\/strong> : 600 remarkable minerals and gemstones<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Location<\/strong> : at the Jardin des Plantes (5th) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Opening hours<\/strong> : from 10 am to 5 pm (except Tuesdays)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Recommended duration: from 1 to 2 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Closed<\/strong> : Tuesdays, January 1st, May 1st and December 25th <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Free: for under 26s, EU nationals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The Geology and Mineralogy Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • It is one of the oldest and most prestigious collections in the world and even if you are not a fan of stone, this tour will enchant you!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Remarkable treasures of the earth are exhibited in this gallery: Talc from Luzenac, sandstone from Fontainebleau, Marble from Boulonnais, Gypsum from Maurienne, basalt organs, Granite du Sidobre, Slate from Tr\u00e9laz\u00e9, Gabbro from Queyras… <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • About twenty giant crystals<\/strong>, the most beautiful collection in the world preserved by a museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Eight thematic alcoves<\/strong> address all aspects of mineralogy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Martian meteorites<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Gems and ornamental stones: azurite, fluorite for example, but above all the blue diamond of Louis XIV<\/strong> and an authentic nugget of the gold rush<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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