{"id":1131,"date":"2023-02-06T09:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T09:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museoscienzebrescia.it\/?page_id=1131"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:14:41","slug":"collections-of-the-earth-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museoscienzebrescia.it\/en\/collections\/collections-of-the-earth-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Sciences Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earth Sciences Collections<\/h1>\r\n

\r\n The Earth Sciences collections include mineralogical, petrographic, and paleontological specimens, largely originating from the Brescia area. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n

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The principal paleontological sites represented in the collections include the continental Permiano Inferiore<\/em> from upper Val Trompia<\/em>, known for tetrapod footprints and plant remains; the Triassico Superiore<\/em> deposits from upper Valvestino<\/em> and upper Valle del Garza<\/em>, which have yielded marine fishes and crustaceans; and the Giurassico Inferior<\/em>e ammonite-bearing deposits of Monte Domaro<\/em>, a historic fossil site near Gardone Val Trompia.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n

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Thousands of remains of large Quaternary mammals are preserved, originating from the floods of the Oglio River (South of Brescia) and from the karstic cavities of the foothill in the eastern surroundings of the city.<\/p>\n

Within the mineralogical and petrographic collections, particular significance is given to specimens from the Adamello<\/em> massif and from the mines of the three Brescia valleys, especially Val Trompia<\/em> and Val Camonica<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n

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The entire sedimentary sequence of the Brescia area is well represented in both historical and recent collections.<\/p>\n

Of great scientific and historical value are the meteorites from Trenzano<\/em> and Alfianello<\/em>, which fell in their respective territories in the 1800s, as well as a remarkable collection of Egyptian animal mummies donated between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n

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