A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
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Geology

A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum

Houghton, Michigan

About

The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum at Michigan Technological University in Houghton is the premier mineralogical museum in the upper Great Lakes region and one of the finest in the United States. Its collection of over 30,000 specimens includes exceptional examples of native copper from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, rare minerals from around the world, and spectacular crystalline specimens.

Highlights & Things Not to Miss

Native Copper Collection

Extraordinary specimens of native copper from the Keweenaw

World Minerals Gallery

Rare and spectacular minerals from every corner of the globe

Fluorescent Gallery

Minerals that glow brilliantly under ultraviolet light