Museo geomineralogico e del caolino
Small museum in Schio with minerals and rocks from the Alto Vicentino (upper Vicenza area) and a section on the history of kaolin extraction and processing.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The museum was founded in 2006 to preserve the memory of the industrial and mining archaeology of the Alto Vicentino through photographs, finds and samples. The collection reflects the activity of the Gruppo Mineralogico Scledense, founded in 1973.
The route is divided into two sections. The first is devoted to geology and mineralogy and comprises the lithology of the territory, systematic mineralogy, the minerals of the Vicenza area and a corner of curiosities with synthetic and fake minerals.
The second tells the story of kaolin, its extraction and processing, with tools, laboratory instruments, samples from the Val Mercanti and the Tretto, and photographs of the processing cycle; one room is dedicated to the Società Caolino Panciera.
Highlights
- Minerals and rocks of the Alto Vicentino
- Thin sections and lithological collections from the Tretto
- Section on the history of kaolin
- Kaolin samples from the Val Mercanti
- Corner of curiosities with synthetic and fake minerals
Permanent exhibitions
- Geologia e mineralogia – Four sections: geology, systematic mineralogy, minerals of the Vicenza area and curiosities (synthetic and fake minerals).
- Sala del caolino – Tools, laboratory instruments, kaolin samples from the Val Mercanti and the Tretto, and photographs of the processing cycle.
- Founded
- 2006
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
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