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Mineral Monday: ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Relief Map

Learn something new about ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ on this week's episode of Mineral Monday!

Garrett stands in front of the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ relief Map

The ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Relief Map is one of the largest objects on display at Keck Museum.

Mineral Monday: ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Relief Map

Learn something new about ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ on this week's episode of Mineral Monday!

The ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Relief Map is one of the largest objects on display at Keck Museum.

Garrett stands in front of the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ relief Map

The ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Relief Map is one of the largest objects on display at Keck Museum.

The College of Science weekly video series, Mineral Monday, explores the many minerals, fossils and historical objects on display at the W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, as told by curator Garrett Barmore. This week, Garrett talks about a relief map of ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ prominently displayed at the back of the museum, directly across from the entrance. This map illustrates a few very interesting geological facts about ΒιΆΉΣ³»­. Watch the video to learn more!

Garrett holds a hematite specimen

This relief map was made in 1915 to represent ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ at the Pan Pacific World's Fair in San Francisco.

Kidney ore

ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ is the most mountainous state in the United States.

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More about the Keck Museum and Mineral Monday

Located in the Mackay School of Mines building at the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­, the W.M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month from 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

The Keck Museum houses an outstanding collection of minerals, ores, fossil specimens, and photographs, in addition to mining related relics. The museum is also home to some of the spectacular Mackay Silver Collection, created by Tiffany & Co., for John Mackay and completed in 1878.

For directions and museum details, visit unr.edu/keck

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