The Museum of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics

The museum was founded in 1958 and belongs to the Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science. It is the most visited museum of Academgorodok. There are over 700 mineral samples in it. Numerous and various minerals and ores of Siberia are presented in expositions: natural diamonds, precious and semiprecious stones, for example, including the rare semi-precious stone of the world — charoit and others. Collection of gold is impressing. Besides, there is a fine collection of stones grown up in laboratories of institute — the dark green emerald, bluish aquamarine, and others. By the way, fossil flora and fauna, and fragments of 34 meteorites in gross weight of 120 kg are also presented there.