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UMR's minerals collection dates back to the turn of the century (the one where it turned from the 1800s to the 1900s), when, following the close of the World's Fair in St. Louis, many of the minerals that had been exhibited were shipped to Rolla. UMR now has the largest university minerals collection in Missouri. Housed in McNutt Hall, the minerals museum has approximately 3,500 specimens from all over the world. The collection includes gold, diamonds and meteorites.