Musée géologique de plein air
Open-air exhibition on the University of Limoges campus: rock blocks weighing 1 to 3 tons tell 500 million years of Limousin geology.
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Over het museum
The open-air geological museum is located on the site of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Limoges. It displays rocks weighing one to three tons each, from across the Limousin and its edges. They tell a geological story of more than 500 million years: the formation of the Variscan mountain range 300 million years ago, Tertiary volcanism, the fall of the Rochechouart meteorite, an episode on a seashore near Brive and the carving of deep valleys.
The project was presented in 2008, the International Year of Planet Earth, to the dean of the faculty, who proposed a central location in the park of the La Borie campus. The quarrying and building materials industry (regional delegation of UNICEM) and the company SOCOBA of Brive took part in the project; transport of the rocks and signage were funded half by the industry and half by the faculty.
At the foot of each block, a label gives the necessary explanations; a large totem with the geological map of the Limousin and information panels complete the display.
Hoogtepunten
- Rock blocks of 1 to 3 tons from across the Limousin
- Geological history of more than 500 million years
- Large totem with the geological map of the Limousin
- Labels and information panels for each sample
Vaste collectie
- Roches du Limousin – Rock blocks weighing one to three tons each, arranged according to their place in regional geological history, with labels and information panels.
- Beheerder
- Université de Limoges, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques
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Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | The website recommends bringing a magnifying glass, drawing and photographing the rocks, then finding them in their natural setting using the “See in the field” pages of the website. |
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