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The University of the West Indies at Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, America

Geology Museum

Museum or Collection Type:
Natural History & Natural Science
Institutional Type:
Museum

Subject:
Earth Sciences, Geology

Address:
The Geology Museum, c/o Department of Geography & Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Contact:
Ian Christopher Brown
icbrown@uwimona.edu.jm
geology.museum@uwimona.edu.jm
Phone: 876-927-2129/2728
Fax: 876-977-6029

Additional information:
All groups of ten or more are required to make an appointment with the Curator.

Links:
Geology Museum
The University of the West Indies at Mona

Description:
The University of the West Indies Geology Museum (UWIGM) is comprised of a Main Exhibit Gallery and a Collection Storage Facility. There are approximately 15,000 items in the collections and represents the largest collection of rocks, minerals and fossils in the English-speaking Caribbean. These items have been collected primarily from Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean, but there are also several items collected from other countries.