Gargoti Museum

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Coordinates: 19°52′19″N 73°58′20″E / 19.871822°N 73.972304°E / 19.871822; 73.972304

Gargoti Museum
गारगोटी संग्रहालय
Gargoti Museum Precious stone.jpg
LocationSinnar, Nashik Maharashtra, India
Collection sizeMore than 1000 objects
Visitors> 200000 annual

The Gargoti Museum is a museum in the town Sinnar near Nashik in Indian state of Maharashtra that houses a collection of natural mineral & gem specimens collected by K.C.Pandey over 40 years. The word "goti" refers to a Marathi word meaning stone or pebble.[1] This is India's 1st & only Gem, Mineral & Fossil Museum. It is the world's biggest “Private” Gem & Mineral Museum. It also houses the largest & the finest collection of Indian Zeolite Minerals & Crystals in the world.[2]

Details[]

Gargoti Museum houses the largest & the finest collection of Indian Zeolite Minerals & Crystals in the world. It is divided into two galleries namely Deccan Plateau Gallery and Prestige Gallery. There are 2 floors in the museum and has vast collection of minerals and crystals. It is located 32 km from Nashik on Nashik-Shirdi highway in a town named Sinnar.[3]

Deccan Plateau Gallery[]

This section displays Zeolite Minerals & Crystals excavated from the Deccan region of Mother India mainly Maharashtra & surroundings States.

This includes -

  1. Zeolite, Mineral & Crystal Specimens
  2. Fossils of Shells Extinct Dinosaurs & Mammoth
  3. Finest quality of Statues carved out of Precious/Semi-Precious stones
  4. The Fluorescent Mineral Display
Gargoti Museum Precious stone Pune

Prestige Gallery[]

This section displays the exclusive & the rarest finds of our Mother Nature from India & around the world.

This includes -

  1. Gem, Precious/Semi-Precious Stones
  2. Precious/Semi-Precious Metals
  3. Rocks from Moon & Mars
  4. The best of Indian Zeolite Minerals

The Prestige Gallery, designs are inspired by the Indian Parliament's Monument and showcases a glimpse of the spell bounding treasures of Nature.[4]

Overall content[]

  • The museum displays Worldwide Collection of following:
  • Natural Crystals
  • Zeolites, Minerals
  • Gem Stones
  • Precious Stones & Metals
  • Semi-Precious Stones & Metals
  • Fossils
  • Statues
  • Handicrafts

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Gallery[]

  • Gargoti Museum - Bharat mata.jpg
  • Gargoti Museum stones.jpg
  • Gargoti Museum Citrine.jpg
  • Gargoti Museum Amethyst - Nasik.jpg
  • Gargoti Museum Scolecite Yevla Nasik.jpg
  • Gargoti Museum Cavensite Pune.jpg
  • Gargoti Museum Precious stone Nasik.jpg
  • Gargoti Museum Amethyst Nasik.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ "Chota Bheem makes way for Maya's mystery spin". Wisdenindia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ "English – Gargoti – The mineral museum". Gargoti.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Nashik Gargoti Museum - Gargoti Museum in Nasik, Gargoti Mineral Museum, Shirdi Gargoti Museum, Gargoti Museum Sinnar - Nashik Directory - Maharashtra India". Nashikdirectory.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Gargoti - The Mineral Museum". IndiaMike.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Famous Gargoti Museum in Nashik, Museums in Nashik City". Nashikonline.in. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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