Details for Geopaleontological Collection
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| Collection data |
| Name | Geopaleontological Collection |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | Collection of rocks, minerals and fossils, sampled in the Riserva Naturale Monte Rufeno, in the municipality of Acquapendente (VT) and in surrounding areas (high Tuscia, southern Tuscany, Umbria - Orvieto area), or as part of collections various sources for educational use |
| Description for specialists | The collection consists of 245 samples collected for educational and informative, as follows: 70 samples of minerals and rocks, mainly of sedimentary and igneous origin, divided by origin, samples were collected, on the occasion of projects research by staff of the Museo del Fiore, from 2000 to 2005, 160 samples of fossil marine molluscs belonging to the classes Gastropoda, Bivalvia and the Scafopodi, divided according to geographical origin, in 3 groups. Were acquired by the Museum for donations or material found in storage at the Town Hall, 15 samples of fossils of animals and plants of various origins and ages, part of a collection purchased for educational |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collections were acquired by the Museum for gifts or in deposit with the Town Hall |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights |
| Rights | The geolithological material is property of the Museo del Fiore and the paleontological material has been reported to the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage for southern Etruria (protocol 6159 of 29.05.2009) |
| Access rights | The collections/materials are freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff. You can freely refer to the collection this museum exposition. Samples of the collection on display are not visible prior authorization |
| Usage restrictions | Invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types |
| Minerals, Rocks |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 7 |
Physical curation complete, species level inventory complete. |
| Level 8 |
Physical curation complete, individual specimen label data captured. |
| Date |
30-08-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Active growth |
| Collectors |
| C. Romagnoli, F. A. Biondi, F. Belisario, G. Forti, G. Scarinzi, S. Ronca |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| From 2000 to 2009 |
| Collection extents |
| 230 samples |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia, Plantae |
| Taxon coverage |
| unapplicable |
| Common name coverage |
| Geopaleontological Collection of Museo del Fiore |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Acquapendente, Rufeno Mountain Nature Reserve, Province of Viterbo, Lazio (Italy) |
| Living time periods |
| From the Permian to the Pleistocene |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| No Treatment |
| Media |
| Cardboard containers with removable glass lid, to allow visibility and access to samples |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| Biondi F.A., Belisario F., Romagnoli C., Ronca S., 2005 - La geodiversità nel territorio di Acquapendente (VT). Rapporto sulle attività svolte nell’ambito dell’incarico di consulenza “affidamento prestazioni per ricerche geologiche” (Deliberazione G. C. n. 293 del 17/12/03). Rapporto tecnico Museo del fiore, Comune di Acquapendente. |