Musée cantonal de géologie
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Housed in the Palais de Rumine since 1906, it offers two exhibition galleries, one dedicated to mineralogy and geology, the other to paleontology.
Housed in the Palais de Rumine since 1906, it offers two exhibition galleries, one dedicated to mineralogy and geology, the other to paleontology. The mineralogy exhibition, constantly enriched, presents visitors with splendid crystals from all over the world, including a unique collection of faceted stones from the Swiss Alps with large pink fluorites. The area devoted to fluorescent minerals is the largest in the country. Only a small part of the impressive paleontology collection is on display. These include remarkable specimens of ichthyosaurs, giant palms and ammonites, as well as the original skeleton of the most complete mammoth discovered in Switzerland. Plant and animal fossils from the Lausanne region are also on display. The monsters of the Mesozoic era are not forgotten, with a replica of the skeleton of the only complete dinosaur found in Switzerland, or that of a winged pterosaur, not forgetting the impressive skull of a tyrannosaur.
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General information
| Contact address |
Naturéum - département de géologie
Bâtiment L'Anthropole 1015 Lausanne 021 692 44 70 (Museum) info.natureum@vd.ch |
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| Location |
Naturéum - département de géologie
Place de la Riponne 6 1005 Lausanne Switzerland |
Group & pricing information
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Free admission
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