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Room 3: Minerals

Room 10: Limestone

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

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Room 11: Rocks

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

Room 12: Oil

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

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Room 13: Fossils

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

Minerals Museum Rooms:

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Room 1: Pre-History

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

Room 2: Ceramics

In this room are exposed pieces of artisanal and traditional ceramics, as well as porcelain. Handcrafted ceramics are represented by pots made by the ceramist Dona Doida, from Caico, she innovated her product by mixing the mineral talc in the composition of the clays, highlighting small fragments of talc and a shiny appearance in the pieces.

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Room 3: Minerals

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

Room 4: Gems

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

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Room 5: Industrial minerals

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

Room 6: Halita

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

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Room 7: Scheelita

The main stratiform deposits of scheelite ore are located in the Seridó Scheelite Province, in the Seridó region of the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba, in northeastern Brazil. This Province constitutes the largest concentration of tungsten ore in the country, holding the largest national reserve. 

Room 8: Iron

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

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Room 9: Gold

The first inhabitants of Rio Grande do Norte left important clues about their way of life. Through excavations in the places where they lived, their burials and the interpretation of cave paintings, it is possible to know a little about them: their customs, beliefs, technologies and the complexity of the group's social web.

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