Exhibition Room of Rocks, Minerals and Fossils
Minerals are displayed classified by their chemical
composition in a showcase behind the right wall in this
exhibition room.
We have the Imayoshi Mineral Collection on the left and
rock specimens at the back.
Fossil specimens are displayed in chronological order in a
showcase in the center.
Besides the showcase of fossils, there are rocks including
the earliest fossils in Japan and replicas of a Naumann's
elephant and coelacanth.
The Geological Museum is the only place in Japan where a
large number of systematically-classified specimens of
rocks, minerals, and fossils are available for viewing.