Gargoti Museum

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]

Gargoti Museum
LocationSinnar, Nashik Maharashtra, India
Collection sizeMore than 1000 objects
Visitors> 200000 annual

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]

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

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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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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