Geology Museum presents colorful ‘Colorado classics’

A collection of colorful mineral specimens from Colorado is the focus of a special exhibit through October at the UW Geology Museum.

Highlights of the exhibit include Colorado’s state mineral, amazonite; the state gem, aquamarine; and specimens of rhodochrosite, a glassy, rose-red mineral.

In addition to the exhibit of Colorado minerals, the museum has a new exhibit of Cambrian-age fossils from the famous fossil-laden shales of British Columbia, Canada.

Admission to the exhibits and to the museum is free.

The UW–Madison Geology Museum is located in Weeks Hall, 1215 W. Dayton St. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.