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February 19, 2007 Miscellaneous

Natural Icecream?

No you know it’s not an Icecream , but the shape does resemble an icecream cone doesn’t it?

This is a natural zeolite –Stilbite found in the Deccan Plateau .

This weekend we decided to enjoy our holiday in an offbeat kind of way! We went to a Mineral Museum-Gargoti (meaning Flint Stone in Marathi), which is about 20 kms from our place.

‘Conceived by Mr.K.C.Pandey – a passionate mineral collector and an enthusiast in his goal – the collection is marked from last 27 years of his patience and consistency.’ –Gargoti

The Museum is very well maintained and still photography is allowed inside so we were happy to click photos of some minerals/rocks that interested us!Here are a few pics from the museum:

Gargoti– the mineral museum

                               The Gateway of India?

Scolecite

Pyrite

Cavansite

  Shivlingam from the Narmada river

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  1. Sakshi says

    February 19, 2007 at 4:59 pm

    Hmmm. Must plan to see it when I come to India next time 🙂
    Did the lil’ angel like seeing so many colorful stones 😛

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