Natural History Galleries
Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures
Level 2, Weston Family Wing
Showcasing exceptional mineral, gem, rock and meteorite specimens, the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures is one of the finest museum collections on display. The 6,900 square-foot combined gallery space is divided into the Vale Inco Limited Gallery of Minerals, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Gallery and the Gallery of Gems and Gold.
Highlights of the Teck Suite include two of the ROM’s Iconic Objects, the Light of the Desert, a giant 900 carat cerussite gem and the largest faceted cerussite in the world on display in the new Gallery of Gems and Gold, and the Tagish Lake Meteorite, a rare form of meteorite containing some of the oldest and most primitive organic material dating back to the formation of our solar system.
The Vale Inco Limited Gallery of Minerals presents approximately 2,300 minerals, rocks and meteorites.
Recent Mineralogy Podcasts
Iconic - Light of the Desert
December 14, 2009
The ROM has the world's largest faceted cerussite, an extremely fragile mineral that is almost impossible to cut. Learn why this cerussite, installed in the Gallery of Gems and Gold in the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures, has been named one of the Iconic 15: The Must-See Treasures of the ROM.
Video Podcast (16MB, 3mins)
Written Transcript (PDF)
Sapphires and Rubies
January 11, 2007
Katherine Dunnell, ROM Mineralogy Technician, provides an overview of sapphires, and explains the allure of rubies.
Video Podcast (4 MB, 4m 56s)
Written Transcript (PDF)
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