Franklin Mineral Museum Inc
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- Regular Hours:
Mon - Fri - Phone:
Main - 973-827-3481
- Address:
- 32 Evans St Franklin, NJ 07416
- Links:
http://www.franklinmineralmuseum.com
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- Museums, Places Of Interest, Tourist Information & Attractions
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- Admission prices: INDIVIDUAL COMBINATION museum exhibits & rock COLLECTING ADULT $12.00 children (3-12) $8.00 Senior citizens (65 and older) $10.00 Inc.UDES collecting BAG and TWO pounds of specimens PER paid admission. Additional poundage FEE: $1.50 PER POUND. MUSEUM exhibits ONLY ADULTS $7.00 children (3-12) $5.00 Senior citizens (65 and older) $6.00 ROCK collecting ONLY ADULTS $8.00 children (3-12) $6.00 Senior citizens (65 and older) $7.00 POUNDAGE FEE: $1.50 PER pound. ALL persons going into rock collecting areas must PAY admission. Family FUN! HANDS-ON activities. Great for Kids of ALL AGES FOSSIL DIG $5.00 PER PERSON PRICE includes ONE fossil to take home. But participants CAN uncover AS many fossils AS they like before choosing which ONE to KEEP. GEM PANNING $10 PER BAG of GEM ROUGH SIMILAR to panning for gold: gems are obtained by washing away sand of lighter weight in a water SLUICE. “ADVENTURE PACKAGE” CHILDREN (3-12) $20.00 adults $24.00 Inc.UDES admission to museum exhibits. Rock collecting. Fossil DIG. And GEM panning. Spend the whole DAY with US!.
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- Location
- 32 Evans Street Franklin, New Jersey 07416 Tel: (973) 827-3481 GPS Coordinates 41º 06' 49” North Latitude 74º 35' 20” West Longitude
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Parking: On Site, Self, Free
General Info
The Franklin mineral Museum’s mission is to preserve and disseminate knowledge related to the mineral wealth. Geology. And history of “the greatest mineral locality on earth. ” and to Foster scientific inquiry into those subjects. To that END the museum acquires. Preserves. And displays mineralogical and geological specimens. Artifacts. And documents related to the history and mineralogy of the FRANKLIN-STERLING hill mining district. The museum Also acquires and displays archeological and paleontological specimens and other items of interest. The Franklin mineral museum, a nonprofit educational institution. Is located AT 32 Evans street. Franklin. Sussex county. NEW Jersey. The museum was created solely for educational and scientific purposes. Was Incorporated june 2.1964. And first opened its doors to visitors on october 9.1965.