Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals

Location Name: Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals
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GPS: 26385 NW Groveland Dr, Hillsboro, OR 97124
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Date Visited: October 2023
Additional comments: If you’re looking to visit the museum I would suggest you check out their website first Rice Museum.
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Opal from an Opal Butte Thunderegg.
A light up map of northwest mineral locations.
An impressive Opal Butte Thunderegg.
An impressive natrolite specimen.
The Tschernich collection.
The Rice family crest.
The famous Zeolite license plate.
A very special hammer once owned by the legendary zeolite collector Rudy Tschernich. The tag on it says “This Hammer Knows Zeolites”.
Mesolite / Natrolite with Chabazite from Springfield Butte
Mesolite / Natrolite with Chabazite from Springfield Butte
Mesolite / Natrolite with Chabazite from Springfield Butte
Analcime from Montreal
Stilbite on quartz / mordenite from the Skookumchuck Dam
Thomsonite with mesolite from Yellow Lake BC
These are some of the specimens I purchased on our visit.

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