Museo Xeolóxico - Quiroga, Lugo, España
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N 42° 28.654 W 007° 16.191
29T E 642212 N 4704253
Pequeno pero completo museo que serve como punto de partida para coñecer as Montañas do Courel // Small but complete museum that serves as a starting point to discover the Courel Mountains
Waymark Code: WM18PF4
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 09/05/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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[GAL] “O Museo Xeolóxico de Quiroga é un dos piares do Xeoparque Montañas do Courel e forma parte da súa rede de museos e centros de interpretación, coma a Aula da Natureza da Devesa da Rogueira, o centro de interpretación das Covas de Meiraos e o do ouro de Ribas de Sil. Tamén é o primeiro museo galego dedicado integramente á interpretación do patrimonio xeolóxico; foi inaugurado en decembro de 2011 e ampliado en setembro de 2020.

Nun espazo duns 250 metros cadrados, o Museo de Quiroga inclúe os contidos xeolóxicos máis representativos da contorna ordenados do máis antigo ao máis moderno, en cinco salas cuxo contido é o seguinte:

1.- A formación xeolóxica de Galicia: o Sinclinal da Serra do Courel e as rochas do Xeoparque. Mediante reconstrucións paleográficas comprenderemos como a tectónica de placas deu lugar á formación e pregamento das rochas de Galicia, incluíndo a famosa dobra deitada de Campodola-Leixazós (Sinclinal da Serra do Courel).

Ademais, esta sala amosa unha completa colección das rochas e minerais máis representativos do Xeoparque.

2.- Historia paleontolóxica de Galicia, a evolución da vida. O rexistro fósil do Xeoparque Montañas do Courel. O Xeoparque constitúe un contorno excepcional para o estudo da evolución da vida no NO da Península Ibérica durante o Paleozoico e o Cuaternario. Entre a fauna paleozoica destacan animais invertebrados, aínda que o máis espectacular son os restos da sorprendente e descoñecida fauna do Cuaternario de Galicia, coma os osos das covas e osos pardos, bisontes, mamuts, rinocerontes laúdos, cervos ….

3.- Os cambios climáticos cuaternarios nas Montañas do Courel: as pegadas da ultima glaciación. O descubrimento e exploración das covas das Montañas do Courel abriu unha fascinante fiestra para o coñecemento dos climas e ambientes do noso pasado, tanto a escala local coma global.

Os paneis da sala ilustran como se superpoñen as formas actuais do relevo á antiga posición das frontes glaciares dende o momento de máxima extensión glaciar local ata o final da deglaciación, cando se formou a Lagoa da Lucenza.

4.- As primeiras ocupacións humanas de Galicia. A historia de Elba, a pastora das Montañas do Courel. Esta sala amosa unha sinxela e xeral visión da evolución dos homínidos, sempre en revisión e debate científico, dende os nosos antepasados africanos ata o actual Homo sapiens.

Os utensilios paleolíticos feitos en pedra descubertos na Gándara Cha, na parroquia da Ermida, a só 2 quilómetros do Museo Xeolóxico, sitúan o Xeoparque Montañas do Courel no mapa da Prehistoria de Galicia, nunha das probables liñas de migración principais que seguían o val do río Sil.

Do norte das Montañas do Courel, no Concello de Pedrafita do Cebreiro, proceden os restos fósiles humanos da coñecida como Elba, a pastora do Courel, que percorreu estes montes hai uns 9.500 anos. O seu estudo, liderado polo Instituto Universitario de Xeoloxía da Universidade da Coruña, permitiu coñecer como era en realidade Elba, mediante unha reconstrución baseada no seu código xenético, preservado no ADN dos seus ósos.

5.- Minería antiga e recente no Xeoparque Montañas do Courel. As Montañas do Courel comprenden unha das comarcas mineiras máis importantes de Galicia, polo que a última sala do Museo está dedicada ao aproveitamento mineiro acontecido dende a Prehistoria ata a actualidade. Os materias xeolóxicos máis importantes foron cinco: a lousa, o ouro, o ferro, a calcaria e a antimonita, das cales só sobrevive a lousa como motor económico de Quiroga e Folgoso do Courel.”

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[EN] “The Quiroga Geological Museum is one of the pillars of the Courel Mountains Geopark and forms part of its network of museums and interpretation centres, including the Devesa da Rogueira nature classroom, the Covas de Meiraos interpretation centre and the Ribas de Sil gold mining interpretation centre. It was also the first museum in Galicia dedicated entirely to interpreting its geological heritage. It was opened in December 2011 and extended in September 2020.

In a space measuring some 250 square metres, the Quiroga Museum contains the most representative geological features of the area, organized from the oldest to the most modern, in five rooms with the following contents:

1.- The geological formation of Galicia: the Sierra de Courel syncline and the rocks of the Geopark. Paleographic reconstructions are used to show how the tectonic plates gave rise to the formation and folding of the rocks of Galicia, including the famous recumbent fold of Campodola-Leixazós in the Sierra del Courel syncline.

Also on display in this room is a collection of the most representative rocks and minerals of the Geopark.

2.- The palaeontological history of Galicia, the evolution of life. The fossil record of the Courel Mountains Geopark. The Geopark is an exceptional place for studying the evolution of life in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula during the Palaeozoic and Quaternary eras. Some of the most outstanding Palaeozoic fauna are invertebrates but the most spectacular are the remains of the little known fauna inhabiting Galicia in the Quaternary era, such as cave bears and brown bears, bison, mammoths, woolly rhinoceros and deer.

3.- The climatic changes that took place during the Quaternary era in the Courel mountains: traces of the last glaciation. The discovery and exploration of the caves in the Courel mountains opened a fascinating window on our knowledge of past climates and environments, both locally and globally.

The panels in the room illustrate how the current landscape was superimposed over where the glacier fronts used to be, from the time of the greatest extension of the glaciers in this area to the end of deglaciation, when Lake Lucenza was formed.

4.- The first human occupants of Galicia. The history of Elba, the shepherdess of the Courel mountains. This room offers a simple, general overview of the evolution of hominids, always a topic for revision and scientific debate, from our African ancestors to present-day Homo sapiens.

The Palaeolithic stone tools found in Gándara Cha, in the parish of A Ermida, only 2 km from the Geological Museum, put the Courel Mountains Geopark on the prehistoric map of Galicia, on one of the probable major lines of migration along the Sil river valley.

The fossilized remains of the woman known as Elba, the Courel shepherdess, who roamed these mountains some 9500 years ago, come from the north of the Courel mountains, in the municipality of Pedrafita do Cebreiro. The study of these remains, headed by the University of A Coruña Geological Institute, showed how Elba really was, by reconstructing her genetic code, which had been preserved in the DNA of her bones.

5.- Ancient and recent mining in the Courel Mountains Geopark. The Courel mountains contain one of the most important mining districts in Galicia, which is why the last room in the museum is dedicated to the history of mining that has taken place from prehistoric times to the present day. The most important geological materials were five: slate, gold, iron, limestone and antimony, but only slate continues to drive the economies of Quiroga and Folgoso do Courel.”

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Name: Museo Xeolóxico

Location/Address:
Rúa do Caurel, s/n
Quiroga, España


Telephone Number: +34 982 435 125

Type/Specialty: Xeoloxía

Agency/Ownership: Concello de Quiroga

Theater: Non

Hours of operation: Luns a venres de 11:30 a 13:00 horas. Sábados, domingos e festivos: 11:00 a 12:00 horas.

Admission Fee: 1€

Gift Shop: no

Web Site: Not listed

Educational programs: Not listed

Cafe/Restaurant: Not listed

Other Features: Not listed

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