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Clarke Gem and Mineral Collection

Collected over her lifetime by Cecile Clarke, the gem & mineral collection at the Clarke Museum contains both local and non-local specimens. In addition, we have a display of local seashells donated to the Clarke by Ralph Ferguson and Robert Talmadge.
Currently, our rock and mineral collection is in the process of being relabeled by museum volunteer Jason.
Below are links to learn more about some of the specimens on display.
Actinolite

Agate

Amethyst

Antimony


Asbestos

Azurite

Barite

Benitoite


Bornite

Brucite


Calcite

Californite


Chalcedony

Chalcocite

Chalcopyrite

Chromite


Chrysocolla

Chrysotile (Serpentine)

Chrysoprase


​Cinnabar

Colemanite

Concretion

Copper

Corundum

Curtisite


Datolite

Dolomite

Domeykite

Dumortierite

Epidote


Flourite

Galena

Garnet


Gastrolith

Gold Ore

Granite

Graphite


Greenockite

Grossular Garnet

Gypsum





Halite

Hematite

Howlite

Iceland Spar

Jade


Jamesonite

Jasper

Kyanite

Laumontite

Lepidolite


Malachite

Marcasite

Mesolite

Meyerhofferite


Microcline

Molybdenite

Muscovite

Native Copper

Native Sulfur


Natrolite






Neptunite

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Niccolite

Novaculite

Obsidian

Opal

Orthoclase


Petrified Wood

Pyrite

Pyrolusite

Pyrophyllite


Quartz

Rhodonite

Rose Quartz

Rubellite


Rutilated Quartz

Sagenite


Selenite

Serpentine

Silver Ore

Smoky Quartz
Soapstone

Sodalite

Sphalerite

Staurolite

Sulphur

Talc

Tetrahedrite

Thunderegg


Tiger Eye

Titanium Rutile

Tourmaline

Ulexite

Uvarovite

Vesuvianite

Volcanic Bomb

Wilkeite

Wollastonite


Wulfenite

Zincite

Zoisite


Clarke Historical Museum
240 E Street
​Eureka, California 95501
admin@clarkemuseum.org
(707) 443-1947
Open Wednesday-Sunday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed Monday & Tuesday

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Open until 8:30 p.m. during Friday Night Markets
Open until 9 p.m. during Eureka Arts Alive
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