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Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum
224 Howick St, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia
Join us during National Science Week to discover a spectacular museum which houses the Somerville Collection of fossils and minerals from across the world.
The Fossil Gallery includes specimens from every major stage of life on Earth.The centrepiece is a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, and also includes other dinosaur skeletons and fossils, a sabre tooth cat skull, Australia’s largest collection of fossils in amber, fossil dinosaur eggs, some of the oldest fossils of early forms of life, and a large collection of Australia’s unique opalised fossils.
The specimens in the Mineral Gallery of the Somerville Collection come from mine sites around the world, making them historically significant and irreplaceable heritage items. The gallery displays a large diversity of minerals and are of exceptional crystal perfection, including rare formations, crystallised gold, raw gemstones and delicate uranium.
Now on display in the temporary exhibition gallery is Unearthed - Critical Minerals and the Energy Transition. What are critical minerals, why are they critical and how are they used in the energy transition? These questions are addressed in this fun and family friendly exhibition.
Open 6 days a week 9am - 4.30pm. Closed Wednesday.
