Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology - Paris, France
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N 48° 50.504 E 002° 21.413
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This Quartz in display, is located at the entrance of the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology of the National Museum of Natural History, Paris.
Waymark Code: WMC5MT
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/28/2011
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The following can be read in the plaque nearby the rock:
"groupe de cristaux de quartz noir
varieté MORION (4050 Kgs)
Victória da Conquista - Etat de Bahia
BRÉSIL"
"group of black quartz crystals
variety Morion (4050 Kgs)
Victória da Conquista - State of Bahia
BRASIL"
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
«The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN) is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.
The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution. Its origins lie, however, in the Jardin royal des plantes médicinales (Royal Medicinal Plant Garden) created by King Louis XIII in 1635, which was directed and run by the royal physicians. The royal proclamation of the boy-king Louis XV on 31 March 1718, however, removed the medical function, enabling the garden—which became known simply as the Jardin du Roi (King's Garden)—to focus on natural history.
The museum includes sites throughout France, including the original location at the Jardin des Plantes in the 5th arrondissement of Paris (métro Place Monge). The galleries there include the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology, the Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, and the famous Grand Gallery of Evolution (Grande Galerie de l'évolution). The museum's Menagerie is also located here.»
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