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The University of Arizona Mineral Museum (UAMM), is located on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.

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The museum was started in 1892, and houses over 24,000 specimens from around the world, including meteorites, micromounts, and mining artifacts. Minerals from Arizona and Mexico are particularly well represented. Over 2,000 specimens are on display.

public art on the University of Arizona campus
public art on the University of Arizona campus — Matt McGrath Photography @ Flickr

Also featured are a selection of oil paintings, depicting miners and mining, by New York artist William Davidson White (1896-1971).

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9 January 2017
The great peeks at meteors & meteorites give special insight into those which have affected Arizona & Mexico. The museum holds 1,500 different species of “rocks from outer space.”
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