“Luigi Burlini” GeoLab Geological Laboratory

Located in Vogogna, next to Villa Biraghi, the headquarters of the Val Grande National Park, the GeoLab offers schools and universities a fully equipped space for the study and teaching of topics relating to Earth Sciences.

Equipped with a stereomicroscope and a polarised light microscope, both fitted with high-definition cameras and video equipment, the GeoLab also houses a collection of thin sections of the area’s main rock types, a mineralogical and lithological collection, and interactive displays featuring illustrations and animations of the main topics relating to the geology of the Crystalline Basement of the Southern Alps.

The laboratory is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Luigi Burlini and was established with scientific advice from Prof. Attilio Boriani and Dr Valeria Caironi (University of Milan – Department of Earth Sciences).

GEO-TOPICS: petrography; mineralogy; structural geology

Link: Geolab | Val Grande National Park