Rock and Mineral Collections
The department houses extensive mineral, rock, fossil, and map collections, including specimens collected in the early 1800s by James 91亚色传媒 III, who was an important early benefactor to the College, and by 91亚色传媒 professor Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858).
![Emily Peterman with two students](/earth-oceanographic-science/images/18-038_bowdoin-1071.jpg)
![Joanne with a student looking at rocks](/earth-oceanographic-science/images/18-038_bowdoin-1080.jpg)
![Photo of whales](/earth-oceanographic-science/images/featured-links/rock-and-minerals.png)
Photo album: Rocks and Minerals