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Tuscan Mining Geopark Meeting
"First steps in the Network"

Massa Marittima (Italy), 20th January 2011

 

     

 

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Thursday 20.01.2011

The Conference room in the Abbondanza's Palace of Massa Marittima. Next the Chairman, dr. Alessandra Casini, are present (from dx to sx): dr. Maurizio Burlando (Italian Geoparks' Coordinator), dr. Luca Agresti (President of Tuscan Mining Geopark), dr. Lidia Bai (Major of Massa Marittima) and  dr. Giampiero Sammuri (President of Federparchi).

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

The second section of the Conference, with the change of the speakers; (from dx to sx) prof. Armando Costantini (University of Siena), dr. Alessandra Casini (Director of Tuscan Mining Geopark), dr. Riccardo Cinelli (Province of Grosseto), dr. Guido Lavorini (Region of Tuscany), dr. Vajolet Masè (geologist of Adamello-Brenta Geopark), dr. Antonio Bartelletti (Director of Apuan Alps Regional Park).

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

In the first afternoon, the visit to the geothermal field of the Monterotondo's biancane.

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

A Dante's landscape of rare suggestion and rugged beauty.

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

Dr. Emanuele Guazzi recklessly next to the "breathing Earth" (prof. Costantini's definition).

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

The partecipants hear the explanations of geothermal phenomena in the Monterotondo Marittimo.

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

A "lagone" (Big lake) erupts hot vapors, rich in boric acid.

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

In the second afternoon, the visit continues to Gavorrano, next the Naturalistic and Mining Park, through the underground trail in the old storage of explosives.

 


 

Thursday 20.01.2011

The Mines' Museum with the model of the mining area of Gavorrano.

 

   

 

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