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Antique Trader’s Guide to Fine Mineral Collection Recommends Rice Museum

The Antique Trader magazine recently featured the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals as one of their favorite resources in their article, “Digging for Information: 10 Things to Consider Before Collecting Fine Minerals.” The article is a step-by-step guide for those considering if fine mineral collecting is right for you, offering helpful information and […]

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Rice NW Museum to exhibit at the Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show plus two other venues

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This is a busy week for the Rice NW Museum. Rockhounds, mineral enthusiasts and teachers can find us at one of three different events this coming Columbus Day weekend. Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show October 10 – 12, 2014 The Rice NW Museum will be in attendance at the Portland Regional Gem & Mineral

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Rice NW Museum honored for educational exhibits at the 2014 Denver Gem & Mineral Show

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Thousands of people attended the Denver Gem & Mineral Show held the second weekend in September each year in Denver, Colorado. The theme of this year’s show was near and dear to the heart of the Rice NW Museum and Oregonian rockhounds: Agate. Agates are found in many places in Oregon and are well represented

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Volcano in Iceland Stops Air Traffic

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National Geographic answers the question, “Why Iceland’s volcanoes have vexed humans for centuries?” Witze says that Iceland’s volcanoes have affected human communities for more than a thousand years and that BÃ¡rÄ‘arbunga is responsible for the largest eruption anywhere on Earth in the last 10,000 years. Some of the most famous ones in the last couple

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Fluorescent Mineral Display at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.

Fluorescent Mineral Society Annual Meeting

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The Rice Museum would like to welcome the Northwest chapter of the Fluorescent Mineral Society to our facility for their annual meeting. In honor of their meeting, we have improved our own fluorescent display in the Rainbow Gallery by replacing lights and filters to make our fluorescents truly shine. Come by to see the improvement.

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Curiousity Rover Finds Its First Meteorite on Mars

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This week it was announced that NASA’s Curiosity Rover has found its first iron meteorite on Mars. The meteorite represents a time capsule for scientists to study and learn more about our universe. Meteorites found on Mars are of special interest as they had little atmosphere to pass through on their way to the planet,

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2014 Summer Festival August 2-3

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Join us for the 11th Annual 2014 Summer Festival on Saturday and Sunday, August 2-3, 2014, 10AM to 5PM, at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals. Sponsored by OMSI, the weekend event includes vendors with minerals, fossils, jewelry, and beads, gold panning, lapidary demonstrations, geode cutting, and a variety of activities for the

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The Meteorite

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The Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum is home to many “out of this world” meteorites, most of them prepared and presented by the Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory of Portland State University. On a visit to the museum, you will have a chance to touch our amazing Gibeon Meteorite from Africa. There is so much iron

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Rhodochrosite – The Inca Rose Stone

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Among our many Exhibits in the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum is our popular Rhodochrosite specimens. Rhodochrosite is also known as Inca Rose Stone, Raspberry Spar, and Manganese Spar. Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate (MnCO3). The carbonates are a group of minerals that contain the anion group CO32-, and are subdivided into the calcite,

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Rice Museum Awarded People’s Choice Award for Best Attraction in Washington County

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We are honored to announce that the Washington County Visitors Association of Oregon awarded a new “People’s Choice” award to the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals for best attraction. The award was presented to the museum’s executive director, curator, and board members in an awards luncheon hosted by the Washington County Visitors Association

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