Museum of Mineralogy

The Mineralogy Museum is located in Copiapo, the administrative center of the Atacama region of Chile. This is the most interesting and one of the oldest museums in the city, founded in the middle of the XX century. The exposition of the museum introduces visitors to the study of minerals and rocks of the Atacama region and Chile.

In general, the exposition of the museum is divided into several parts. First of all, these are natural minerals extracted from the bowels of the land of local territories. There are also crystals of synthetic origin, and individual collections of famous scientists and geologists deserve special attention.

In the Museum of Mineralogy of the city of Copiapo there are rare precious minerals, among which are rock crystal and amethyst, nuggets of gold, silver and platinum, deposits of layers of various metal ores. There are also samples of precious stones: diamonds, malachites and lapis lapis, jade and others. The Copiapo Mineralogy Museum serves as a powerful scientific base for students of natural specialties of Chilean universities. Every year thousands of tourists visit it, it will be interesting not only for adults but also for children.