Huge replicas of crystalline formations dominate a room at the new new Dea Family Gems & Minerals Hall in this rendering from Denver Museum of Nature & Science. (Provided by DMNS)

The new Dea Family Gems & Minerals Hall at Denver Museum of Nature & Science takes visitors inside a replica mine in this rendering. (Provided by DMNS)

Visitors step into a replica of a mineral mine in this rendering of the new Dea Family Gems & Minerals Hall at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. (Provided by DMNS)

An immersive Mineral Mart takes design cues from a convenience store in this rendering of the new Dea Family Gems & Minerals Hall at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. (Provided by DMNS)

The planned World of Minerals exhibition inside the Dea Family Gems & Minerals Hall at Denver Museum of Nature & Science is shown in this rendering. (Provided by DMNS)

A Geology Simulator allows visitors to "create" their own custom minerals in this rendering of the new Dea Family Gems & Minerals Hall at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. (Provided by DMNS)

A massive diamond replica anchors an exhibition room in this rendering of the new Dea Family Gems & Minerals Hall at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. (Provided by DMNS)