At the Jardin des Plantes (5th)
Free for young people under 26 years old (EU national)
- We like : 600 remarkable minerals and gemstones
- Location : at the Jardin des Plantes (5th)
- Opening hours : from 10 am to 5 pm (except Tuesdays)
- Recommended duration: from 1 to 2 hours
- Closed : Tuesdays, January 1st, May 1st and December 25th
- Free: for under 26s, EU nationals
The Geology and Mineralogy Gallery
- 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!
- 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 Trélazé, Gabbro from Queyras…
- About twenty giant crystals, the most beautiful collection in the world preserved by a museum
- Eight thematic alcoves address all aspects of mineralogy
- Martian meteorites
- Gems and ornamental stones: azurite, fluorite for example, but above all the blue diamond of Louis XIV and an authentic nugget of the gold rush
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