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| There are more than 40,000 rocks, fossils and minerals in the geology collection. These originate from all over the world and contain rarities such as native platinum and meteorites, as well as excellent reference collections from the Sheffield region. |
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The principal strengths of the collection are the rocks, fossils and minerals of South Yorkshire, minerals of the South Pennine ore-field, Carboniferous Limestone fossils of Derbyshire and Pleistocene mammal bones from Derbyshire.
The collections are presently housed at the City Museum and a small proportion of these form the displays in the Evolution Gallery. The first part of the gallery introduces the formation of Earth, the genesis and composition of rocks and minerals and the evolution of the main animal and plant groups. The second part of the gallery concentrates on the changing prehistoric geography of Sheffield and its region. Evidence can be seen of past environments ranging from tropical seas to glaciers and permafrost. The displays are supplemented by a huge array of local rocks, fossils and minerals, including Derbyshire Blue John and Limestone fossils, along with huge tree fossils from the Sheffield Coal Measures.
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