The Real World of Minecraft Minerals
![See real ores and minerals at the Harvard Museum of Natural History! See real ores and minerals at the Harvard Museum of Natural History!](https://northshorekid.com/sites/default/files/styles/post_photo/public/events/minecraft_diamond_gold_redstone.jpg?itok=lfl_PsBg)
Do you or someone in your house play Minecraft? Have you ever wondered whether any of those blocks exist in the real world? Get out of the house and explore some of the REAL rocks and minerals that appear in Minecraft at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Pick up a gallery exploration card in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery, read about the Minecraft minerals, and compare to actual samples on display. Come find gold without digging 32 layers down a digital mine!