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Matteo_Chinellato

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Posted: Dec 12, 2011 17:57 Post subject: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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I start here a little photo, and video, tour to this Museum where I am lucky to work with photography. Sorry for the not good quality photos, but its old photos. The museum are born in the 1838 born when the two naturalist De Cristoforis and Jan donated their collections to the city of Milan. Today is the largest museum of natural history of Italy. In 1943 the museum was almost completely destroyed by bombing and suffered considerable damage to many collections. Thanks to the enthusiasm of many, the Museum was rebuilt in 1952 and was re-opened to the public. The 23 rooms of the museum has over 5000 square meters of space, where the themes of relationships between organisms and the environment, the evolutionary history of life and wealth of natural forms are developed with great care. Here I show the mineralogical section, and only few other photos of the other collections.
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Pyrite Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Peru Up to 40 cm |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 02:12 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Well... pictures from my favorite minerals photographer couldn't be bad... and are not bad at all. :-)
Please post more if you have them, I am planning to pay a visit to the museum this year (may-june).
Thank you
Arturo
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 02:48 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Matteo,
Is a triple pleasure read your posts. The first pleasure is by yourself ;-), the second pleasure is for the quality of your photos and the third pleasure is by the topic, as the Milan History Museum is, as you mentioned, the main Museum in Italy together with the Giazzotto Collection ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=762 ) and with a lot of new stuff displayed, due the indefatigable task of Dr. Federico Pezzotta
Please more Matteo, all of us we love your wonderful photos!
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 02:56 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Yes I have other photos, but in this month I have to return several times in museum for take new photos for a article.
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Andradite var. Demantoid Sferlun asbestos mine, Malenco Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy Several specimens |
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Fluorite Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy specimen over 50 cm. |
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Fluorite Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy Specimen with cubes of at 15 cm. |
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Fluorite Camissinone Mine, Zogno, Brembana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy specimen over 40 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 03:02 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Jordi Fabre wrote: | Matteo,
Is a triple pleasure read your posts. The first pleasure is by yourself ;-), the second pleasure is for the quality of your photos and the third pleasure is by the topic, as the Milan History Museum is, as you mentioned, the main Museum in Italy together with the Giazzotto Collection ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=762 ) and with a lot of new stuff displayed, due the indefatigable task of Dr. Federico Pezzotta
A minor detail, the Vanadinite ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/5_192.jpg ) is, without doubt, from Mibladen area (probably ACF Mine) and not from Taouz. Is quiet easy mix both localities, specially when they have black matrix, so not a big mistake...;-)
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Thanks for all, but photos is not of good quality seen I have use a old camera. Some specimens not exposed in the rooms of the museum its visible in my mindat gallery here
https://www.mindat.org/user-5018.html#2_0_0_0_0_0_milan
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 03:17 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Scheelite Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy Crystal of over 10 cm. |
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Dolomite Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy Crystal of at 5 cm |
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Case with worldwide specimens |
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Gypsum Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy specimen over 40 cm. |
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Pyrite Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy specimen over 50 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 04:06 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Hemimorphite Sa Duchessa Mine, Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Specimen over 15 cm. |
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Baryte Sa Corona, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy specimen over 40 cm. |
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Phosgenite Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Specimen over 15 cm. |
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Phosgenite Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Specimen over 10 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 04:13 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Phosgenite Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Crystal of at 5 cm |
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Phosgenite Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Specimen over 10 cm. |
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Phosgenite Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Specimen over 10 cm. |
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Celestine Floristella Mine, Valguarnera, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy Specimen over 30 cm. |
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Aragonite Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy specimen over 40 cm. |
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Fluorite Le Burg Mine (Le Burc Mine), Alban - Le Fraysse area, Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées, France specimen over 60 cm. |
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Quartz Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland Specimen over 30 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 08:31 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Molybdenite Gebel Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cuasso al Monte, Ceresio Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy Rarest biggest crystal of over 4 cm |
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Orthoclase Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Nicest Orthoclase crystal of over 7 cm. |
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Orthoclase with green Fluorite Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Specimen over 10 cm. |
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Elbaite San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy particular |
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Elbaite San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy Crystal of at 2 cm |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 08:56 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Another visual of the third room |
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Silver Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Svene, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway Silver crystal of at 6 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 09:23 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Some specimens of Sulphur |
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Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Group of gem quality Sulphur crystals of at 25 cm |
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Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Fantastic specimen full of trasparent Sulphur crystals of over 40 cm. |
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Sulphur Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy particular |
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Sulphur on Calcite Gibellina mine, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Specimen over 30 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 09:33 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Gypsum Sicily Specimen over 30 cm. |
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Gypsum Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Specimen over 30 cm. |
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Halite Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Specimen over 30 cm. |
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Mesolite Pashan, Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India Specimen over 20 cm. |
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Natrolite Altavilla Quarry, Altavilla Vicentina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy Geode of over 15 cm |
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Tourmaline Adamello Massif, Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy Crystal of over 6 cm. |
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Topaz Pakistan specimen over 50 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 10:56 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Fluorite Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Purple crystal of at 4 cm. |
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 11:04 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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Near the Museum its present one of the oldest italian astronomical planetary, the Hoepli Planetary, and at few meters from the Museum you find the famous Duomo of Milan and many other important monuments
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Posted: Dec 13, 2011 11:12 Post subject: Re: The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy |
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For who its interested in the meteorites, the museum have a collection of over 300 specimens but unfortunately not exposed, seen I am the " curator " of the collection - I have give many pieces for increase the collection - I put here some photos of the pieces present
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Me and biggest Alfianello specimen |
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