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National Museum of Natural History

Sulfur and its lovely yellow color.

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National Museum of Natural History

The museum, as seen from Smithsonian Castle, across the Mall.

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Stuffed lion with red mane.

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National Museum of Natural History

Stuffed giraffe and goats in the Sahara Desert exhibit.

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Standing upright.

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National Museum of Natural History

Coral reefs exhibit.

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National Museum of Natural History

The giant elephant!

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National Museum of Natural History

Hope Diamond. 45 carat, blue colored, flawless diamond.

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National Museum of Natural History

Silica-rich liquid filled cracks in the mountains near Hot Springs, Arkansas, caused these huge slabs of clear, colorless quartz.

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A woman walks past the amethyst exhibit.

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National Museum of Natural History

Beryl, in green and gold hues.

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Turquoise.

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Varieties of quartz.

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Rhodochrosite.

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Romanechite from Michigan.

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National Museum of Natural History

Anglesite from Namibia.

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National Museum of Natural History

Giant chunk of Fluorite.

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National Museum of Natural History

Gypsum crystals that grew from the wall of a cave in Mexico.

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Phantoms inside gypsum crystals that stopped growing, were coated in mud, and then grew again.

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Amethyst quartz from Rhode Island.

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National Museum of Natural History

Willemite, which glows in the dark.

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National Museum of Natural History

Ferberite and Scheelite.

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National Museum of Natural History

Rhodonite with Calcite and Franklinite, from New Jersey.

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Exhibit on how caves form.

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National Museum of Natural History

Azurite.

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Azurite.

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National Museum of Natural History

Azurite from Bisbee, Arizona.

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National Museum of Natural History

Malachite from Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Arizona.

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National Museum of Natural History

Stannite, Pyrrhotite, Stibnite, Hematite, Tetrahedrite, Enargite, and more.

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National Museum of Natural History

Galena, Fluorite, Calcite, and Sphalerite.

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National Museum of Natural History

Sphalerite.

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National Museum of Natural History

Fluorite.

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National Museum of Natural History

The pitted areas in the sandstone had less cement than the rest of the rock and were weathered by acidic rain, snowmelt, and groundwater.

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National Museum of Natural History

Cross-bedded river sediment from Texas.

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National Museum of Natural History

Sandstone, Granite, Marble, and Limestone.

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National Museum of Natural History

Quartz from St. Gothard, Switzerland.

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National Museum of Natural History

Basalt stalagmite, and lava, from Hawaii.

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National Museum of Natural History

Pahoehoe lava from East Rift Zone, Kilauea, Hawaii.

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The beautiful architecture of the museum.

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Elephant- kids love this.

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National Museum of Natural History

Trump International Hotel and Old Post Office Pavilion, one block north.

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National Museum of Natural History

US EPA Headquarters, one block north.

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Incredible gems, plus a stuffed elephant and lots of animals, in a gorgeous building. Learn more about this location

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