Museo Geominero

Museo Geominero
Main hall of the museum

Established	1846^[1]
Location	Calle Rios Rosas, 23, 28003, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates	40°26′34″N 3°41′59″W / 40.4427°N 3.6996°W / 40.4427; -3.6996
Type	Science museum
Public transit access	Ríos Rosas
Website	Museum website

The Museo Geominero (Geomineral Museum) is geology museum displaying minerals and fossils from Spain and its former colonies. It is located inside the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España building in Madrid, Spain.^[2]

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History

The museum has its roots in the collection of the 'Comisión para formar la Carta geológica de Madrid y la general del Reino' (Commission to form the geographical letter of Madrid and the kingdom), which was created by Isabell II in 1849.

The collection has been housed in its current location since 1927, and was conceived of by Spanish mining engineer D. Primitivo Hernández Sampelayo.

It has been known as the Museo geominero since 1989.^[3]

The building

The museum is located in the headquarters of the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain. The building was designed by Spanish architect Francisco Javier de Luque, and built between 1921 and 1925. The contents of the museum are displayed in 250 showcases on the ground floor of the building and three perimeter balconies.^[4]

Collections

Mineral collection
Collection of mineral resources
Collection of minerals from the Autonomous Regions of Spain
Rock collection
Fossils of Spanish flora and invertebrates
Collection of fossil vertebrates
Collection of foreign fossils
Systematic collection of fossil invertebrates ^[4]

References

^ "Folleto informativo Museo Geominero" (PDF). igme.es. Museo de Geominero. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^ Brein, Michael (2013). Madrid Travel Guide: Top 50 Sights by the Metro. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-886590-33-5.
^ "Historia del museo". igme.es (in Spanish). Museo Geominero. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Geominero Museum: Minerals, Fossils and Rocks" (PDF). igme.es. Museo Geominero. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

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