Applied Geology

Prof. W. D. West (Geological Museum)

Museum at a Glance

  • Prof. W. D. West Museum is a National Level Museum.
  • Largest museum in Indian Universities.
  • Collection of more than 4000 samples of minerals, rocks, ore and fossils.
  • Samples present in the museum were collected by Prof. Harker (from UK), Prof. W. D. West and the present faculty members.
  • World's oldest fossil spriggina? collected by the faculty members is present in museum.
  • Replica of Human fossils of India is present in museum.
  • Petrified wood (Palm tree-palmoxylon nypoides) from intertrappean is collected by faculty present in museum.
  • Sample of fluorescent minerals are present in museum.
  • A large collection of Zeolite minerals.