Minergal - O Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 42° 09.141 W 008° 38.005
29T E 530287 N 4666756
Museum of minerals
Waymark Code: WM12ZAZ
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 08/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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The Galician Minerals Museum is located in a privileged place, the council of O Porriño, where one of the world's largest deposits of a single variety of granite can be found: the Rosa Porriño, as well as many of the most important companies natural stone makers.

Minergal is located in the facilities of the Granite Technology Center. The Exhibition Hall, located on the ground floor of the administrative building, exhibits a permanent collection of more than 500 specimens of minerals and rocks from all over the world, with a high representation of Galician specimens on about 130m2.

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Type of Display: Geological

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