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Quarry Museum - CRT Centre Val de Loire - EN
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Quarry Museum

Quarry Museum à CHANNAY-SUR-LATHAN © 4

A site laid out in a quarry of “falun” (falun (shelly sand) is the result of a long transformation of petrified marine life remains buried in sand for about fifteen million years), with cross-sections of the ground andexplanatory panels describing the geological changes and the fossils presents on site.

Opening times

From 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026

Open every day

Description

Description of heritage

  • Descriptif du centre d'interprétation
    Site set up in a former falun quarry (the result of a long transformation of petrified marine remains, buried in the sands for some 15 million years) with floor sections and explanatory panels on geological formations and fossils.
    Open all year round.

  • Descriptif du parc et jardin
    Site set up in a former falun quarry (the result of a long transformation of petrified marine remains, buried in the sands for some 15 million years) with floor sections and explanatory panels on geological formations and fossils.
    Open all year round.

  • Descriptif du musée
    Site set up in a former falun quarry (the result of a long transformation of petrified marine remains, buried in the sands for some 15 million years) with floor sections and explanatory panels on geological formations and fossils.
    Open all year round.

  • Descriptif du site et monument historique
    Site set up in a former falun quarry (the result of a long transformation of petrified marine remains, buried in the sands for some 15 million years) with floor sections and explanatory panels on geological formations and fossils.
    Open all year round.

Services

Facilities

  • Picnic area
  • Parking

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