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Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum

$636
6%
Raised toward our $10,000 Goal
6 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on May 23, at 09:40 AM MST
Project Owners

Michael

Conway

$17

May 19, 2022

Anonymous

$17

May 19, 2022

Max

Mccauslin

$93

May 17, 2022

Gloria

Quigg

$79

May 03, 2022

Stuart

Wilensky

$100

May 03, 2022

paul

harter

May 03, 2022
Levels
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$10

Diamond

Diamonds have a mohs scale rating of 10, making it one of the toughest minerals known.

$17

Wulfenite

The mineral Wulfenite became Arizona's state mineral in 2017.

$48

Copper

Arizona is the 48th state in the U.S. and known as the "Copper State." Arizona became a state largely due to the mineral and mining resources that the region brought to the United States.

$79

Gold

Gold is both a mineral and an element. Gold is number 79 on the periodic table of elements.

$93

Downtown Jewel

The iconic Pima County Courthouse was designed 93 years ago in 1928 by Roy Place with the style of Spanish Colonial Revival.

$330

Bisbee Minerals

The current number of mineral species that have been found in Bisbee, Arizona is 330. Bisbee is known for its mineral diversity.

$893

Wildcat Gem

The first references to the Mineral Museum appeared in the UA register in 1893. The university wanted to “make the Museum of Geology and Mineralogy an adequate representative of the ores and minerals of Arizona, as well as a place for the deposit of everything illustrative of the practical workings of the mines, mills and furnaces."

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