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CONTENTS

PREFACE 5

TIMELINE 6

AN APPROACH TO THE HISTORY OF MILOS AND ITS MINING PAST 8

THE MILOS MININIG MUSEUM (ΜΜΜ) 26

VISITING THE EXHIBITION AREAS 28

GROUND FLOOR 30

EXHIBITION AREA

•ThehistoryofMilosMiningMuseum•GeologicalmapofMilos•MininghistoryofMilos•Mineralproductionprocesses•SlidesfromtheSulphurMinesandVani•SulphurMines–Vani•Variousobjectsfromminingcompanies•Toolsandphotographsfrompastminingactivities

•Wagoncart(scoop-car)

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1st FLOOR 41

EXHIBITION AREA

•TheCreationofMilos•Obsidian•Millstones•Κaolin•Sulphur•Manganese•Pozzolan•Baryte•Perlite•Bentonite•InteractiveContactUnit: Gettingacquaintedwiththeminerals•ThemineralwealthofMiloswithreferencestotherestofGreece(epithermalgold,fossils,minerals,rocks)

•LandscapesofMilosasgeologicalsights

OTHER AREAS OF THE MUSEUM 59

Basement

•Multi-PurposeRoomforperiodicalexhibitionsandeducationalprograms

•Projectionandlecturehall

Atriums

•Educationalactivities•Landreclamation

THE MUSEUM’S ACTIVITIES 60

•Educationalprograms•GeologicalWalks–MiloterraneanGeoWalks

•Parallelactivitiesandevents

MUSEUM SHOP 64

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Aminingmuseuminanarearichingeo-logicalactivityofmillionsofyearsandwithalongmininghistory,suchasMilos,isareferencepointfortheisland’svisitorsbutalsoforthelocalcommunity,especiallytheeducationalone.

MilosMiningMuseum’s(MMM)historybe-ginswitharequestbythelocalcommunityitselfwhich,toitscredit,recognizes,appreci-atesandwishestohighlightoneoftheis-land’smaineconomicpillarsthroughoutthecenturies,namelymining.TheintermediatestagesofMMM’sjourneycanbetrackeddownintheMuseum’shistory.

Thevisitor’sinterestthoughfocusesonthemuseum’scontributionandparticipationinthetourist,educational,andculturallifeoftheisland,fromthemomentofitsinaugura-tionin1998,attheexpenseofSilver&BaryteOresMiningCo.S.A.,lateronS&BIndustrialMineralsS.A.andnowadaysIm-erysIndustrialMineralsGreeceS.A.,oneofthemostimportantminingcompaniesoper-atingontheislandsince1934.

Thiscontributionrefersnotonlytothefunctionthateachmuseumhasbydefinition,butmainlytoMMM’spioneeringeducationalandcul-turalactivitiesthroughpublications,significantexhibitions,educationalprogramsandtouristexcursionstohistorical,naturalandgeologi-cal/miningdestinationsontheisland.

ThisMuseumGuideisincludedinthisverycontextaimingtofacilitatethevisitorina“guidedtour”tothemuseum’sareasandexhibitsbutalsotothehistoryoftheislanditself,geologicalaswellasmining.

ThanksareduetoDr.EleftheriaDimou-Cho-nianaki,mineralogist,forherwillingnesstocontributetothecreationofthisGuidebookwithsimple,clearandcomprehensivetexts.

WewishtheMMM’svisitor,youngorold,anexpertornot,pupilorstudent,teacherorprofessor,childorparent,thisGuidebooktobehis/herpersonaltourguidetotheage-oldaswellascontemporarytaleofthegeologicalandmininghistorythatthefascinatingislandofMilosisabouttotell!

ΜΜΜ Management Committee May2018

PREFACE

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MININGACTIVITYTIMELINE

Neolithic Age(7000–2800 B.C.)Exploitation of obsidian that was used for the making of tools and weapons.

Bronze Age (2800–1100 B.C.)Extensive trading in obsidian and pottery.Mining of kaolin for ceramic and pharmaceutical uses.Flourishing of the Phylakopi settlements.

Classical Period (480–323 B.C.)Mining of trachite for the making of millstones (for the grinding of cereals and other materials)Alunite and sulphur are mined for pharmaceutical purposes. Transformation of alunite into alum, used as dye for fabrics.Mining of bentonite, used for the making of soap.Around that time, there was possibly mining of silver ores.

Geometric Age (1100–750 B.C.) -Archaic Period (750–480 B.C.)Mining of obsidian and aluminate minerals, kaolin predominantly, is continued.

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Hellenistic Period (323–146 B.C. ) -Roman Period (146 B.C.–330 A.D.)Mining of small quantities of silver – lead ores.Mining of pozzolan used as construction material.Trade in pumice used for polishing of marbles and mosaics.Creation of salt–pans for salt production.

1100 480 323

Byzantine Period (330–1204 A.D.)Continuation of operation in clay minerals, millstone, alum, pumice and salt, and of pottery production.

The Frankish Rule (1204–1566 A.D.) Beginning of gypsum exploitation.

1862Concession of the sulphur exploitationat the “Paliorema” location. The right later extended to other locations as well. Works were interrupted in 1958.

1884 Beginning of silver bearing galenite exploitation, at “Triades” location. Termination of works at the end of the 19th century.

1890Beginning of manganese exploitation at “Vani” location. Works stopped in 1928.

1899Beginning of kaolin exploitation, and later in 1925, setting up of a processing plant.

The Turkish Domination (1566–1821 A.D.)Limited activities on the island, mainly kaolin exportsfor porcelain production.

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1934Beginning of baryte exploitation at “Voudia” location.

1952Beginning of bentonite exploitation.

1954Beginning of perlite exploitation.

1984Beginning of pozzolan mining at “Xylokeratia” location.

1566 1862 1934

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Neolithic Age(7000–2800 B.C.)Exploitation of obsidian that was used for the making of tools and weapons.

Bronze Age (2800–1100 B.C.)Extensive trading in obsidian and pottery.Mining of kaolin for ceramic and pharmaceutical uses.Flourishing of the Phylakopi settlements.

Classical Period (480–323 B.C.)Mining of trachite for the making of millstones (for the grinding of cereals and other materials)Alunite and sulphur are mined for pharmaceutical purposes. Transformation of alunite into alum, used as dye for fabrics.Mining of bentonite, used for the making of soap.Around that time, there was possibly mining of silver ores.

Geometric Age (1100–750 B.C.) -Archaic Period (750–480 B.C.)Mining of obsidian and aluminate minerals, kaolin predominantly, is continued.

7000

BC

2800

Hellenistic Period (323–146 B.C. ) -Roman Period (146 B.C.–330 A.D.)Mining of small quantities of silver – lead ores.Mining of pozzolan used as construction material.Trade in pumice used for polishing of marbles and mosaics.Creation of salt–pans for salt production.

1100 480 323

Byzantine Period (330–1204 A.D.)Continuation of operation in clay minerals, millstone, alum, pumice and salt, and of pottery production.

The Frankish Rule (1204–1566 A.D.) Beginning of gypsum exploitation.

1862Concession of the sulphur exploitationat the “Paliorema” location. The right later extended to other locations as well. Works were interrupted in 1958.

1884 Beginning of silver bearing galenite exploitation, at “Triades” location. Termination of works at the end of the 19th century.

1890Beginning of manganese exploitation at “Vani” location. Works stopped in 1928.

1899Beginning of kaolin exploitation, and later in 1925, setting up of a processing plant.

The Turkish Domination (1566–1821 A.D.)Limited activities on the island, mainly kaolin exportsfor porcelain production.

330

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1204

1934Beginning of baryte exploitation at “Voudia” location.

1952Beginning of bentonite exploitation.

1954Beginning of perlite exploitation.

1984Beginning of pozzolan mining at “Xylokeratia” location.

1566 1862 1934

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ANAPPROACHTOTHEHISTORYOFMILOSANDITSMININGPAST

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MilosisasmallvolcanicislandoftheCy-cladeswithasurfaceareaof151squarekilometers,andacoastlinelengthof125kmwithcountlessbeachesandamagnificentbaythatformsanaturalharbor,oneofthebiggestintheMediterranean,thatplayedanimportantroleintheisland’shistory.

Itsstrategiclocationatthecrossroadsofwater-ways,alreadysinceantiquity,wasthecausefortheearlydevelopmentofaculture,thatgavegreatimpetustoarts,mainlypottery,thankstotheexploitationandtradeofitsmineralwealth.

MilosinantiquityismentionedundervariousnamessuchasVivlisbyAristidesGrammati-cus,ZephyriabyAristotle,MimallisbyKalli-machus,AkytosbyHeraclidesGrammaticus.Throughoutitshistoricalagesthough,theislandhasalwaysbeenreferredtoasMilos.Onlythisnamehasbeenuseduntiltodaypreservedininscriptionsandancientcoins.Itissaidthattheislandtookthisnamefromitsfirstsettler,aheroofroyaldescent,sentfromCyprustoMilosbygoddessAphrodite.

Milosiseverygeologist’sdreamsince,throughtheunparalleledvarietyofitsrocks,tellspartofthetaleoftheEarth’screationbythegiganticforcesofNature.

Milosbelongstothe“Attica-Cycladesmass”geologicalunit,andformspartofthe“SouthAegeanvolcanicarc”consistingoftheSous-saki,Aegina,Poros,Methana,Antimilos,Milos,Kimolos,Thira,Antiparos,Kos,andNisyrosvolcanoes.

ItislocatedontheEurasianplate,about220kmawayfromthepresentcollisionboundaryandsubductionoftheAfricanbeneaththeEurasiancontinentalplate,withaspeedof2.5cmperyearandatanangleofapproximately35°.

Ifthereisaplacewheretheexistenceofaminingmuseumisconsideredself-evident,thisisdefinitelyMilos,theislandintheAegeanSea,sinceitsminingactivitygoesasfarbackastheStoneAgeandcontinuesuninterrupteduntilthepresentday.

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ΜήλοςMilos

ΑντίπαροςAntiparos

ΤουρκίαΤurkey

Στερεά EλλάδαContinental Greece

ΠελοπόννησοςPeloponnese

Αιγαίο ΠέλαγοςΑegean Sea

Μεσόγειος ΘάλασσαΜediterranean Sea

ΓυαλίGyali

ΚωςKos

Ηφαιστειακό τόξο

Volcanic Arc

GEOLOGICALHISTORYOFMILOS

Everythingmusthavestarted200millionyearsago,aperiodofmassivefragmentationoftheprimordialcontinentsandoftheforma-tionoflargeoceansaroundtheMediterranean.Itwasthesameperiod,whentheAfricanplatefirstcollidedwiththeEurasianoneanddeformedthearchipelagocrackingthesea-floorintopieces.TheAfricanbegantosubmergebelowtheEurasianplatemeltingapartofit.Asaresult,giganticvolcaniceruptionsthroughoutthegeologicagestormentedtheregionthatwaslaternamedAegean.

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TheintensevolcanicactivityinthesouthernAegeanwhichledtothecreationofMilosstarted3.5to2.7millionyearsago.Volcan-icexplosionstookplaceatthearea,whichtodayistheislandofMilos,coveringitwithvolcanicejectaandsubstratummaterialsof64,33,and5millionyears,formedwhentheMediterraneanwascontinually“open-ing”and“closing”asthecollisionofthetwoplateswasgoingon.Theislandwascov-eredwithashlayersofenormousthickness.Blastmaterialthatfellonlandcreatedlowmountainsofandesite,whilethematerialthatfellintheseaformed,duetotheshrink-ageduringthesolidificationofhotrocks,thefamouspillar-likeformations(Glaronissia).

Aseruptiongaseswereemittedthroughmeltedrocks,a“foam”oflavacontainingcountlessair-bubbleswasformedwhich,whilecooling,producedpumicewithitsve-siculartextureintheplaceofbubbles,whileunderwaterlavaovercooledontheseabedgavethelargelayersofperlite.

Theriftzoneformedduringthisfirstperiodofvolcanicactivitywasreactivated2.7to1.8millionyearsago,whentheislandwasalmostcompletelyformed,throughtheejectionoffusedrocks,gasesandash.About2million

yearsago,newviolentexplosionstookplacefromthreepartiallyoverlappingcraters,result-ingtotheformationofMilos’greatbay.

Buttheisland,onceagain,didnotcalmdown.

1.8millionto700,000yearsago,anewvolcanicsurgeonlandandatseacreatedlavadomesformedbytheviolentinfluxofnewmaterialundertheoldervolcanicrocks(1.71millionyearsagoinBombarda,1.6millionyearsagoinKorakia,880,000yearsagoinDemenegaki).

700,000to400,000yearsago,aneweruptioncoveredtheislandwithhotmud-flows,while90,000yearsagotwosub-marinevolcanoesexplodedandtheirlavaformedperlite,arockrichinwatertrappedwithinitsstructure(Trachilas-Fyriplaka).

ThedepthsoftheEarthinMiloscommuni-catesteadilywiththesurfacethroughthefumarolesanditshotsprings,whiletheSouthAegeanvolcanicarcisstillactive,andmoltenmaterialalongwithsuperheatedgasesarefoundatarelativelyshallowdepth.

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AlmostallMilosmineralsandrocksareofvolcanicorigin.Butthecontinuouseffectofseawatermixedwithwarmacidicoralkalinevolcanicsolutions,turnedthemintotoday’s“IndustrialMinerals”eitherbywash-ingthemofforthroughtheprecipitationofpartoftheirelementsordepositionofnewcompoundsonthem.

Thisway,acidsolutionscreatedwhitekaolinby“washingout”thevolcanicrocks,whilebentonitewascreatedbyhotvolcanicalkalinesolutionsmixedwithseawater.

Aluniteandnativesulphurwereformedbytheintensewashoutofrockswithhotsulfuricacidwhileprecipitationofbaryte,silver,andmanganeseoccurredwhenhotseawaterwasmixedwithcoldwater.

Thuswerecreatedrockswithunexpectedcolorcontrastsandstrangeshapesthatexitetheartists’imaginationaswellasthescientists’curiosity.

Milosisgeologicallyveryyoung.Atthetimewhenthe“PetralonaMan”(500,000yearsago)livedinthecavesofNorthernGreece,Miloswasstillalittle,inhospitableplacewithearthquakesandvolcanicexplosions,likethoseofthetwosubmarinevolcanoesthatcreatedtheFyriplakaandTrachilasperlitesome90,000yearsago.

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ThehistoryofthefirsthumansettlementsontheislandbeginsintheNeolithicAge.Previoushumancommunitiesarenotarchaeologicallydocumented.Somepassingfishermenfromthemainlandmayhavebeenthefirsttodis-covertheislandanditspreciousblackstone(obsidian),beforeitwasinhabited.

Astheislandisgeologicallyyoung,thehy-pothesisthatitsfirstsettlersarrivedontheis-landfromthemainlandbyprimitiveseafaringmeansmaybejustified.

NumerousreportsbytheancientwritersAr-istotle,Theophrastus,Plinyaswellasthear-chaeologicalevidenceimplythatexploitationofMilos’subsoilfirststartedaround7,000BC,withobsidian,theblack,shiny,andhardstonefoundontheisland,whichwasmuchsought-afterandtraveledallaroundthemain-landandtheislandsofGreece,wideningthewaterwaysnetworkofnavigationandtradethatstarted10,000yearsago.

TheobsidianofMiloswithitsuniquetextureisasignificantarchaeologicaltestimonyforthedetectionoftheearlyNeolithictradewater-waysintheAegean.

Therefore,theisland’sanditsexploiters’min-inghistorybeginswith.....astone.

DuringtheNeolithic Age(7,000-2,800BC)thedevelopmentofMiloswasexclusivelydependentontheexploitationofobsidian,anditsfirstsettlersgainedreputationasexcellentcraftsmenoftoolssuchasscrapers,arrow-heads,saws,axes,thussettingthebasisoftheNeolithiccivilizationontheisland.

EvenintheBronze Age(2,800-1,100BC),obsidianwasstillasignificantbutcheapma-terialforthemanufactureofstonetoolsandweaponsuntilthediscoveryofiron.

Besidesthetwowell-knownobsidianminingsitesonMilos,NychiaandDemenegaki,theexistenceoftreatedstonebladesinvariousothersitesindicatesthatsettlementsandobsidianworkshopswerecreatedthere(inPilos,Embourio,Samari,Plaka).

- Duringtheperiod3,300-2,300BC(Pre-residentialera),forwhichminimaltracesofhousesaresaved,tradewithotherCycladicislandswasnotlimitedtoobsidianbutwasalsoextendedtoceramics,thankstothelargeamountsofkaolinontheisland,alsousedforpharmaceuticalpurposes.

ASUMMARYOFMILOS’ANCIENTHISTORY

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Between2,300–2,000BC(1stresidentialperiod-PhylakopiΙ)simplestonehousesarebuiltaroundthePhylakopisettlement,andex-portsofobsidianandceramicsarebooming.

- Duringtheperiod2,000–1,600BC(2ndresidentialperiod-PhylakopiII)potterywasdevelopedwithrefineddeco-ration,while,inparallel,traderelationswithCretewereestablished.Nevertheless,Phylakopigetsdestroyedbyfirebyanunknowninvader,wholeavestracesoffireeverywhere,butnotofhisidentity.

- During1,600–1,400BC(3rdresidentialperiod-PhylakopiIII)thesettlementofPhylakopiwasrebuiltwiththehelpoftheCretanswithimpressiveprotectivewallsandbighouses,perhapstwo-storeyones,withfrescoesofMinoanart(depictingflying-fishesandlilyflowers).Tradewasfurtherdevelopedwithvasesofnaturalisticdecora-tion(plants,birds,dolphins)indicatingtheMinoancivilization’sinfluence.Onceagain,Phylakopigetsdestroyedbyinvadingen-emies(probablyMycenaeans)aswellasbytheeruptionofthevolcanoofSantorini.

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Τurkey

Continental Greece

Peloponnese

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Obsidian of Milos, Earlier Neolithic

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- Duringtheperiod1,400-1,100BC(4thresidentialperiod-PhylakopiIV)thecityisrebuiltandthefortificationwallsstrength-ened,publicbuildingsandsanctuarieslikeinMycenaearebuilt,andsmallscaleceramicswithclayfigurinesflourishes.

TheMycenaeancivilizationseemstopre-vail,whiletheMinoaninfluencedeclines.Around1,100BCPhylakopiIVsuddenlygetsalsoabandoned,becauseofnaturalreasons(probablyduetosoilslidingbe-causeoferosion)asallegedbythefactthatpartofitisnowundertheseasurface.

DuringtheArchaic Ages(1,100–480BC)anewcityisbuiltintheareaaroundtoday’sKlimavillage.ThisarearangesfromtheseatotheNEallthewaytothevillageTripititotheNandtheoutskirtsofPlaka.

Astrongwallisbuilt,tracesofwhichhavesurvivedtothisday.TheMiliansgetsubjectedtoandassimilatedwiththeDorianinvaders.

Pottery,atthattime,reachesperfectionwiththe“MilianAmphorae”beinguniqueintheirkind.

• Atthebeginning,obsidian’sfrequencyonthemainlandislow:theareaofobsidiantransportationislimitedtoeasternGreeceandCrete,inaradiusofupto300kmfromMilos(A-innercircle).

• Afterthe4thmillenniumBC,obsidianconsumptionintheAegeanincreasesandtheradiusofdistributionexpandsto400km.fromthesourceofproduction.ObsidianofMiloswasfoundintheNEAegeanandthecoastsofAsiaMinor.Intheseareas,besidestheobsidianofMilos,obsidianfromCappadociaortheCarpathianswasalsofound(B-outercircle)

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ThereferencesmadebytheancientGreekauthorsontheexploitationanduseofMilos’rocksinantiquityarenumerous,inparticularduringtheClassicalAge:

Kaolin:referredtoas“MilianEarth”byTheophrastusandmainlyusedforthemanu-factureofhigh-qualityceramics,butalsoforthetreatmentofwounds.InAgiaKyriaki,thereareobviousindicationsofapotteryworkshop.

Native Sulphur:wasusedasanantisepticaswellasforthemanufactureofmedica-ments,inparticularforarthritis.IntheArchae-ologicalMuseumofMilos,onecanseethemoldsforthemeltingofsulphurcarryingthecharacteristicinscription“oftheAthenians”.

Αlum:wasconsideredachemicalcom-poundofgreatimportancesinceitwasusedasmedicine.Whenturnedintostypteria,itwasusedforthedyingofclothes.ThereareancientalumminesinLagada,whileinAgiaKyriakithereareremainsoftanksfortheconversionofalumintostypteria.

Bentonite:withoutbeingclearlyreferredtobyancientliterarysources,itisconjecturedthattheancientGreeksandRomanswereminingitforitsdetergentproperties,usingitassoap.

Hematite:wasusedforthemanufactureofdyesaswellasacosmeticproduct.

Μillstones:thevolcanicrockandesite(ortrachyte)wasminedmainlyinAgiaKyriakiduringtheClassicalperiod.Itwasprinci-pallyusedformillingcerealsaswellashardermaterialssuchasores.ThemillstonesofMiloswereusedforgrindingsilveroresinancientLavrio.

Pumice:wasusedforgrindingandpolishingmosaics,ceramics,statues.AnexampleoftheuseofpumiceasanexcellentpolishingmaterialinantiquityisthefamousstatueoftheLouvreAphroditeofMilosmadeofPar-ianmarble.

IntheClassical Ages(480-320BC),extrac-tionofclayforpotterycontinuesintensively,aswellasoftherockandesiteforthecon-structionofmillstones.Atthesametime,alu-niteisalsoextracted,asdocumentedbythepresenceofancientaluniteminesinLagadaandofalumproductiontanksinAyiaKyriaki.

DuringthePeloponnesianWar,Milosrefusedtojointhe“AthenianAlliance”(orDelianLeague)andpreferredtostayneutralbuttherevengingAtheniansinvadedMilostwice(426,416)slaughteringalmostalloftheinhabitantsandsettling500Atheniansontheisland.

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The«VenusofMilos»isprintedonthepaperbagsusedforthepackagingofbaryteswhich«travels»aroundtheworld(1950)

TheMilianswhosurvivedabandonedtheis-landreturningonlyaftertheAtheniansweredefeatedbytheSpartansin405BCattheAigosPotamoi(i.e.GoatStreams).

DuringtheHellenistic Period(323-146BC)theislandfallsunderthesovereigntyoftheMacedoniansandlateronofAlexandertheGreat’ssuccessors,namelytheAntigonidsandthePtolemiesofEgypt.

Peaceprevailsandtheconditionsareonceagaincreatedfortheextractionofsmallquantitiesofsilverandleadores,whilethetradeoftheisland’smineralwealthisdevel-opinganewaswellasthearts.

Milosflourishesagainanditsrichesaredocumentedbythemasterpiecesthatdeco-ratedvariousbuildings,likethestatueofAphrodite(todayattheLouvremuseum),theoverlife-sizestatueofPoseidon,andageneral’sstatueonhorseback(NationalArchaeologicalMuseumofAthens).

DuringtheRoman Period(146BC–330AD),MilosisoccupiedbytheRomansanditspopu-lationgrowsto20,000people!BesidestheancientcityofKlima,remnantsofbuildingscan

befoundscatteredallovertheisland,indicatingthattheinhabitants,probablyfarmers,breedersorminers,livedoutsidethecitywalls.Themar-bletheaterofMilosisconstructed(ofwhichthecunei-kerkides-areexcellentlypreserved,aswellassixstairways-klimakes),statuesofoffi-cialsarebeingsculpted,imperialcoinscirculate,allexamplesofagreatculturaldevelopment.

Miningactivityandtradeareintensified.TheRomansaresuppliedwithsulphur,alum,kaolin,bentonitemainlyforpharmaceuticaluse,pumiceforpolishingmarbleandmosa-ics,aswellaspozzolanusedasabinderorplasterasdocumentedattheRomanquayplatforminKlima.

Moreover,saltisbeingproducedattheisland’ssaltworks.WhentheMilianscon-vertedtoChristianity,theyalsogotinvolvedinundergroundrock-cuttingcreatingcatacombsofoutstandingtechniqueforprotectionpur-posesagainsttheRomans,butalsofortheirreligiousandburialpractices.

IntheByzantine Ages(330-1204AD)theislandformspartofthe“ThemeoftheAegean”,abyzantineprovicebasedinRhodes.Miloscontinuestoprosperthanks

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tothetradeofclayminerals,millstones,alum,pumice,salt(fromitsownsaltworks),sulphur,aswellastopotteryproduction.

DuringtheVenetian domination(1,204–1,566),Milos,alongwiththeotherAegeanislands,issubjecttotheVenetianrule,eventhoughtheMiliansdefendedstronlytheirrightoffreedom.Itisthisperiod,whentheexloita-tionofgypsum-amongotherminerals-begins.

DuringtheOttoman ages(1,566-1,821),exceptforashortperiodofRussianrule(1,771–1,774)in-between,MilosisunderTurkishdomination,notoccupation,asnoTurksactuallysettledontheisland.

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MiningofmineralsneverceasedinMilos,despitetheapplicationofhightaxationratesontradewhichresultedinareducedproductionfortheisland’smineralproducts.Kaolinitefindsatthetimeafurtherapplicationintheproductionofporcelainanditsexportsaccrue.Chora,today’sZephyria,havingflourishedinthe16thand17thcenturies,isabandonedbyitsresidentsin1767,duetovariousreasonssuchasearthquakes,ma-laria,hydrogensulfidegasleakage.

TheseresidentsmoveandsettledowninKastro(Castle)andthesurroundingarea,today’sPlaka.

DuringtheGreek War of Independence(1821),Milos’contributiontotherevolutionagainsttheTurkswassignificantinboth,fundsandfighters.ThefirstnavalwarfaresuccessoftheWarofIndependencetookplaceinMilos,onApril11th,1821.

InWW I,theportofMiloswasusedasanavalstationbytheEnglishandtheFrench,andAdamashostedtheAllies’AegeanNavalCommand.

InWWII,MiloswasoccupiedbytheGermansonMay6th,1941andliberatedonMay9th,1945.

GermansoldiersattheinstallationsofSilver&BaryteOresMiningCo.atVoudia,Milos,1943(G.Xydousphotoarchive)

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AftertheliberationfromtheOttomanswiththeGreekWarofIndependenceof1821,thefirstGreekStateisgettingorganizedandattemptstoexploititsmineralwealth.Inthiscontext,thefirstofficiallicensefortheexploitationofsulphurinMilos’PalioremaisassignedtoVasileiosMelas,whichlateronisexpandedtocoverothersitesaswell.

Theexploitationofsulphurceasedin1905toresume25yearslater,in1929,untilitwasdefinitevelyterminatedin1958.

Asofthatpoint,aninterestbeginstodevelopfortheindustrialmineralsandoresofMilos,mainlybyI.Serpieri.

•In1886Sifnos-EuboeaCompanyun-dertakestheexploitationofthesulphurdepositsofsilveroregalenite-sphaleriteinTriades,butnotofthecontainedsilver,for

whichlong-lastingresearchesaredonebutwithoutanysatisfactoryresults.

In1932theexploitationofsilveriscon-veyedtotheenterpreneursK.PapavasileiouandD.PalaeologosandoneyearlateristransferredtoEuripidesMavromatis.Workwasdiscontinuedattheendofthe19thcentury,withoutMilossilverhavingbeingminedsuccessfully,atleastinmoderntimes.

•In1893thefirstmineraldepositsmapofMilosispublishedandlateron,in1924,thegeologicmapofMilosfollowsit.

•Afterseveralattemptssince1871,theexploitationofthemanganesedepositswitha32-41%contentinMnO2isintensi-fiedatcapeVaniin1898bythefrenchcompanySerpieri&Cie.

EXPLOITATIONOFTHEMINERALWEALTH

OFMILOSINMODERNTIMES

ApanoramicviewoftheVoudiabayfirstinstallationsofSilver&Baryte,1935

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Atthetimewhenproductionreacheditspeak,250-300people,men,womenandchildrenwereoccupiedatthemine,which,though,stoppedoperatingin1928,be-causeoftheglobaleconomiccrisis,afterhavingproducedmorethan220,000tonnesofmanganese.

Verysmallgypsumdepositswerealsoex-ploitedatthetime.

•In1899,thekaoliniteminesofMilosnolongerbelongtotheState,andtheirownershippassestoaprivateowner.Theexploitationofkaolinisintensifiedand,in1925,theprocessingplantisbeingbuiltbyKlonaridis,whichin2000wasreno-vatedbyMrs.KittyKyriacopoulosandhassincebeenoperatingbythecompanyORYMILS.A.asMilosConferenceCenter-“GeorgeEliopoulos”.

•Τheexploitationofbarytinestartsin1934atthelocationVoudiainMilos.

•AfterWWII,thedestroyedcitiesneedtoberebuilt,afactwhichledtoincreaseddemandformineralrawmaterials.Thus,bigcompaniesarebeingestablishedinthe‘50sand‘60s(TITAN,Mykobar,G.BourlosaswellasSilver&BaryteOresMiningCo.S.A.,since1934),butalsosmallerlocalbusinesses,whichdidnotlastlong.

Theexploitationofindustrialmineralsstartsin1952withbentonite,followedbytheexploitationofperlite,in1954.In1984,pozzolanminingalsobeginsatXylokeratiaandelsewhereinMilos.ThecompaniesTITAN,AGET-HERCULESarenowinvolvedinpozzolanmining.Themostimportantminingcompanyactivetothisdayonthe

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islandisIMERYSIndustrialMineralsGreeceS.A.(aftertheacquisitionofS&BIndustrialMineralsS.A.,formerSilver&BaryteOresMiningCo.S.A.),holdingtheworld‘slead-ingpositionsfortheproductionandexportsofperliteandbentonite,byexploitinglargedepositsoftheseindustrialminerals.

Anotherfieldofnaturalresources’exploita-tioninMilos,beyondmining,istheisland’shighgeothermalfieldandabundanthotspringsknownsinceantiquityandsurveyedin1970.Thewholeattemptthoughdidnotproceedfurtherthantheconductedsurveys.

ThelonglistofMilos’exploitablenaturalresourcesdoesnotendhere.

Itsgeologicalenvironment,asseriousstud-iesbyAustraliangeologistshaveshown,isextremelyfavorableandpromisingfortheexploitationofgold!Whoknows….Maybesomeday…aslongaswedonotwaittoolongtouncoverallthehiddenwealthofthis“treasureisland”.

Milos,“theislandofAphrodite,”isaplaceofnumerousgeologicaltreasuressupplyingmanycultureswithbasicrawmaterialsforthousandsofyears.Stillinourdays,Milosisanimportantglobalsupplierofbentonite,perlite,kaoline.Anopen-airgeologicalmu-seuminitself,theislandhasitsownMILOSMININGMUSEUMpromotingitsminingwealthandjustifyingitspresencetothefullonthis“islandoftreasures”!

PremisesofthethenSilver&BaryteOresMiningCo.(nowadaysIMERYSIndustrialMineralsGreece),Voudia,Milos,2000

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Bentonitemine,Aggeria

BIBLIOGRAPHICALSOURCES

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Koritsi,Ι.andMallis,Ι.,2003:A record of his-torical mining facilities on Milos.Scient.MilosConference:HistoricalMinesintheAegean,19th-20thc.(inGreek)

Liakopoulos,A.,1987:Hydrothermalisme of min-eralisations metalliferes del’ ile de Milos.Thesis,Univ.Paris6.

Loukas,Ι.,1993:The Aegean Sea.PapazisisPubl,Athens.(inGreek)

Belivanakis,G.,2001:The History of Milos.Apublicationofthenewspaper“MILOS”,Athens.(inGreek)

Belilvanakis,G.,2004:Τhe Sulphur Mine of Milos.ApublicationofS&BIndustrialMineralsS.A.,Αthens.(inGreek)

Economopoulos,Ι.,1998:The Mining History of Milos.OryktosPloutosmagazine,108,59-64.(inGreek)

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MilosMiningMuseum(ΜΜΜ),anon-profitorganization,islocatedinAdamas,theportoftheisland.Itsconstructionbeganin1994,andthemuseumopenedhisgatestothepub-liconMay23,1998.

CreatingaminingmuseumontheislandwastheideaoftheMilosFraternitywhich,asof1982startedcollectingobjectsrelatedtotheage-oldmininghistoryofMilos.

AftersixyearsandwiththesupportoftheAssociationofIndustrialandExportingCom-paniesofMilos(E.B.E.E.M.)thecollectionisexhibitedfortwoyearsataplaceespeciallyrentedforthisreason.In1991,S&BIndustri-alMineralsS.A.buysfromMilosAgriculturalCooperativeawarehouseinAdamas,theaimbeingtohousetheminingcollection.

Lateron,thewarehousewasdeemedunsuffi-cientanditwasdemolished.Theconstructionofacompleteleynewbuildinginitsplacetohousethemuseumwasdecidedandstartedin1994.Whencompleted,in1998,thenewmuseumbuildinghousedtheminingcollectionaswellasvariousotherobjectsrelatedtotheisland’sminingactivity,donatedbyindividualsandcompaniesaswell.

Thenewbuildingconsistsofthegroundfloorandthefirstfloor,themainexhibitionareas,aswellasoftheauxiliaryareasofthebase-mentandtwoatriums.

IMERYSIndustrialMineralsGreeceS.A.supportstodaythefunctionofthemuseumwithoutanyStatefundings.MMMisnotjustathematicmuseum,asmaybeindicatedbyitsname,presentingexclusivelythemininghistoryandactivitiesofMilos.Itsmaingoalistorecordmemoriesandtopresentthecrea-tionoftheislanditself,asdocumentedbyitsuniqueanddiversegeologicalhistory.

Furthermore,thehumancommunitiesthatlivedontheislandexploitingitsmineralwealth,andlefttheirmarkonancientciviliza-tion,navigationandtrade,arealsorevivedthroughthemuseum’sexhibits.TheArchaeo-logicalMuseumofMilosinPlaka,withitsownexhibits,completesthehistoryofmanas“sapper”.

MMMisamodernmuseum,andassuchitisaculturalandeducationalcenterinaconstantlyevolvingsociety,notjustanexhibitionplacebutanexperience.Anarkofinformationaboutthepast,thepresent,andthefuture.

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GOALoftheMuseumistohighlighttherichgeologicalandmininghistoryofMilosaswellasMan’sage-oldrelationshipwiththeRock,fromthemomenthefirstappearedonthisPromisedLand.Moreover,thedissemina-tionofknowledgeaboutthecontributionofMineralWealthtotheevolutionofmanandcivilization,aswellasthediffusionofinforma-tiontothebroaderpublicabouttheinfiniteusesofmineralsinoureverydaylife,manyofwhichcanbefoundonMilos,arealsogoalsofMMM.

TheMuseum’sactivitiesrevolvearoundtwomainaxes,aimingatpromotingthegeologi-cal/mininghistory(ofthepastandpresent)aswellasthepeoplewholaboredonthisisland.Theyareaddressedabovealltotheyoungpeople,aimingtotakethemonajouneyofknowledgeonthesignificanceofrawmaterialsandmineralsforman’slifeandculture.Tothisend,themuseumorganizesan-nualeducationalprograms,geologicalwalksthroughthe“MiloterraneanGeoWalks”initiative,periodicalexhibitionsandscientificconferences,whileithasalsodevelopedsignificantpublishingactivity.

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VISITINGTHEEXHIBITIONAREAS

GuidedtoursaroundtheexhibitsarealsodonethroughtheAudioGuideSysteminfivelanguagesGreek,English,French,German,Italian

GroundFloor

Unit Α

Α1. Information-SecretariatΑ2.MuseumShop

Unit Β

Social, economic and technological aspect of the mining activity on Milos

Β1. ThehistoryoftheMilosMiningMuseum

Β2. GeologicalmapofMilosΒ3. MininghistoryofMilosΒ4. MineralproductionprocessesΒ5. SlidesfromtheSulphurMines

andVaniΒ6. SulphurMines-VaniΒ7. VariousobjectsfromtheMilosSulphur

MinesS.A.andSilver&BaryteOresMiningCo.S.A.(laterS&BIndustrialMineralsS.A.andnowadaysIMERYSIndustrialMineralsGreeceS.A.)

Β8. ToolsandphotographsfrompastminingactivitiesonMilos

Β9. Wagoncart(scoop-car) Atrium 1Educationalactivities Atrium 2Landreclamation

StairwayVolcanomodel-diagrammaticsectionoftheearth’scrust

FirstFloor

Unit C

The mineral wealth of MilosC1. ThecreationofMilosC2. TheminingactivityofMilos C2.1Obsidian C2.6Pozzolan C2.2Millstones C2.7Baryte C2.3Kaolin C2.8Perlite C2.4Sulphur C2.9Bentonite C2.5ManganeseC3.Gettingtoknowtheminerals

(interactively)C4.ThemineralwealthofMiloswith

referencestotherestofGreece C4.1Epithermalgold C4.2Fossils C4.3Minerals C4.4Rocks C4.5MineralsC5.LandscapesofMilos

asgeologicalsights

Basement

Unit D D1. Halloftemporaryexhibitions

andeducationalprogramsD2. Projectionandlecturehall

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D2

D1

Α1

B1Entrance

B2B3B4

B6B7

B5

Α2

B9

B8Atrium 1

Atrium 2

C1

C2.8

C2.1

C4.1 C4.2C3

C4.3C4.4

C4.5

C5

C2.2 C2.3C2.5C2.4

C2.6C2.7

C2.9

GroundFloor

Basement

FirstFloor

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ThegroundfloorexhibitionisdedicatedtothemininghistoryandactivitiesofMilosatvarioustimes.Emphasisisgivenonoldoblsoleteminesthatwrotetheirownhistory,providingfinancialsupportandsocialdevelopmentindifficulttimesfortheisland.Itisimportantforalocalmuseumtogiveyoungpeopletheopportunitytotogettoknowtheirparents’andgrandparents’historyandlaborasdocumentedand“carved”ontherocksoftheirownhomeplace.

GROUNDFLOOR

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OurtourbeginswithashorthistoryofthefoundingofMilosMiningMuseum,fromitsdesigningin1982untilitsofficialinaugura-tionin1998.ItcontinueswithananalyticalgeologicmapofMiloswhere,exceptforthegeologicalformations,manytopographi-cal,culturaldataaswellasinformationonvariousmineraldepositsarepresented.Itisaveryinformativemapthatcanservetouristpurposesaswell.

•FollowingisthemininghistoryofMilos,whichstartedasearlyastheNeolithicAge,around7,000BC,maybeevenalittleearlier.Basedonarcheologicalfinds,theprogressivedevelopmentofmininginMilosisreported,throughtheagesandallthewaytothisday.

•Aswecontinueourtour,wearegettingacquaintedwiththemineralsproductionprocesses.Asalreadyknown,numerousproductsandobjectsofoureverydaylifecomefrommineralrawmaterials(miner-als,oresetc.).But,untilamineralreachesthemarketintheformofaproduct,thereisaprecedingseriesofprocessesandresearchregardingthemineralitselfanditscontext.Thesestudies,are:

Geologicalmapping,M.D.Fytikas,1971-1973(publ.1998)

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Geological and mineral research,forde-terminingthequantitative-qualitativechar-acteristicsandtheexactlocationandformofthedepositwiththehelpofgeophysicsandgeochemistry.

Techno-economic analysis,forascertain-ingthatthedeposit’sexploitationiscost-effective,andifso,fordeterminingtheappropriateminingmethod.

Detailed planning of all exploitation phases and of all measures for reducing its impact on the environment and for ensuring safety for the miners and the project itself.

Extraction and transportation of the min-eraltotheindustrialprocessingplants.

Processingaccordingtothemineral’snatureandthecustomer’sspecifications(breaking,sieving,drying).

Loading and transportationtothesiteofconsumption(individualcustomer-industry).

Finally,thewholeprocedureiscompletedwiththerehabilitationoftheminingsitethathasbeenaffectedbytheextractionactivity.Goalistorestorenaturebacktotheminesandtoestablishasustainablebiodiversity.

Thisisachievedwiththeappropriateres-torationofthelandreliefwithsoilcoveringandplantingorsowingoflocalandendemicfloraspecies.

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•Furtheron,wearegettingacquaintedwiththemostrecentminingpastofMilos,throughthetwoobsoleteminesinPalio-remma(sulphurmine)andVani(manga-nesemine),forwhichthememoriesofthelocalminershavenotyetfadedaway.Here,wecanseephotosandslidesfrombothmineswhich,althoughnolongerfunctioning,lefttheirmarkonGreece’smininghistoryindifficulttimesforthecoun-try’seconomy.

WhenlookingatthephotosoftheSulphurMine,theruinedplantseemstodominatethehill’snaturalslopewiththeremainsoftheoldDekovilleminecarttrack.Insidetheruinsofthebuildings(warehouses,machineorrepairstations,etc.)therearestillremainsofheavymachinerythatTimeandHistoryseemtohaverespected(variousobjects/toolsfromthissitearenowexhibitedattheMMM).Ontheotherhand,theslidesfromcapeVaniopen-airmanganesemineshowthemagnificentgeologiclandscapewithitsgrey-brownorred-brownrockscompetingwiththeblueshadesofthesea,ofthisveryseathatonceuponatimecreatedthem.Inthesamearea,wearegivenbriefhistoricalfactsandotherinformationaboutthetwoobsoleteindustrialplants.

PanoramicviewoftheSulphurMinebuildingsinPalioremma,2002

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So,welearnthat,millionyearsago,capeVaniformedthemuddybottomofanunder-watercrater,whererocksrichinmanganeseweregraduallyformed.

Thefirstattemptstorecovertheorebeganin1871,andwhenminingbytheFrenchcom-panySerpieri&Ciereacheditsproductionpeakin1898,250peoplewereemployedattheworksite.Attheendofthe19thcenturytheannualproductionreached18,000tons70%ofwhichwasexportedandtherest30%wastransportedtothefoundriesofLavrion.

In1928themineatVaniclosed,afterhavingproducedover220,000tonsofmanganese.

TheSulphurMinesatPalioremmaisanextraordinarycase,sincein1860itwasas-signedthefirstofficiallicense(concession)fortheexploitationofsulphurprovidedbythenewlyestablishedGreekState.In1893,220minerswereemployedattheSulphurmine,andannualproductionreached2,000tons,mostpartofwhichwasexportedtoFrance.

Theminingactivitycontinuedwithfewin-tervalsuntil,duetolimiteddemand,itwasfinallyclosedin1958,havingminedabout125,000tonsoftheore,thatisonlypartoftheexistingdeposits.

Coinsmadeofaluminium(«token-coins»).TheywereusedbytheworkerstobuyvariousproductsfromtheSulphurMine’scanteeninthe‘50s.

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Atthesameexhibitionunit,wecanseetheoriginalpricelistofthecanteenoftheSulphurminewhichservedtheneedsoftheminers.Anytransactionsweredonewithconven-tional‘token-coins’madeofaluminum,whichwereusedinthe‘50sandarenowalsoexhibitedhere.

•Completingour“stroll”attheSulphurmine,asignificantmonumentofindustrialhistoryincludedamongthemostimportantearlyprocessingplantsinGreece,wecanseevariousobjects,tools,andmachinesusedintheproductionprocessofthattime,andexhibitedheretoremindtheyounger,underwhichconditionsandwithwhichmeans,theminingactivitystartedontheisland.

TheseobjectsoncebelongedtothelaboftheMilosSulphurMinesS.A.thatwasactivethere,whileinthesameshowcase,exhibitsfromtheactivityofSilver&BaryteOresMiningCo.S.A.(todayIMERYSIndustrialMineralsGreeceS.A.)aredisplayedaswell.

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Amongthem,thevisitorcanseelaboratorytools(labscale,testtubes,sieves,aBunsenburner,etc.)calculators,collectiveagree-ments,a1940laborlawdocument,booksofaccounts,payrolldocumentsandmore.

Here,variousmachines,suchasaloadliftandaheating/dryingovencanalsobeseen,whileseveralotherobjectsandtoolsareexposedinglassdisplaycases.Amongthem,fragmentsofclaymoldsintowhichmoltensulphurwaspoured,datedaround505-415BC.AttheArchaeologicalMuseumofMilos,claymoldsarealsodisplayedbearingtheinscription“oftheAthenians”thushighlightingthepresenceoftheAtheniansinMilos,atthattime.

- Thesemi-circularareaatthegroundfloorisoccupiedbyvarioustestimoniesoftheminingactivityinMilosduringthepreviouscentury,representingtheminers’wayoflivingandworkingaswellaspayingtrib-utetothosewholaboredandcontributedtothedevelopmentoftheisland.

Someoriginal,“primitive”toolsthattheworkersattheminesusedtryingto“tame”therock,aswellasitemsfromtheireverydayroutineconsti-tuteasomewhat“folklore”collectioncomple-mentedbytwomuseummannequinswearingthetypicalworkclothingofthetime.

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Finally,aseriesofphotographshangingonthewalldepicttypicalsnapshotsfromtheminingactivityintherecentpast.

- Ourtourofthegroundfloorareacon-cludeswiththelargetoolsthatstillbearthecharacteristicnaturalwearoftimeanduse,likeanironminescoopforthetransportationofmineralsonaminecartrailtrack,withvariousothertoolsscatteredarounditonthefloor,aswellasaheavyweighingscaleinthemiddleoftheroom.

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Onthefirstfloor,themineralwealthofMilosaswellasthecurrentminingactivityontheislandispresented,andinformationisgivenonhowmineralsareprocessedandwhattheirmultipleusesinoureverydaylifeare.

Andsincemineralsareinextricablyintertwinedwithvolcanism–asisthecreationoftheislanditself–here,theisland’screationandgeologicalevolutionisalsoveryvividlypresented.

1stFLOOR

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ThisfloorconsistsoffivedistinctUnits. TheCreationofMilos

Whenleavingthestairwaytothefirstfloor,amodelpresentsthevariousphasesofvolcan-ism,andadiagrammaticcross-sectionoftheEarth’scrustwithitsvariouslayersshowsthewaythemagmaclimbsup,thencreatesalavachamber,beforeitappearsontheEarth’ssur-faceintheformofaneruptingvolcano.

Belowandinfrontofthevolcanomodel,largesamplesofrocksassociatedwiththevolcanicactivityareexhibited.

Whenenteringthefirstfloor,informativesignspresentschematicallythecreationofMilosandofminerals.Athree-dimensionalimagerepresentstheareaoftheSouthAegeanvolcanicarc,whereMilosonceemergedfromseabythegiganticclashandtitanicforcesoftwocontinentalplates.

Αφρική - Africa

Λιθόσφαιρα Αιγαίου - Aegean Lithosphere

Λιθόσφαιρα Αφρικής - African Lithosphere

Ασθενόσφαιρα - Asthenosphere

Περιοχή γένεσης µάγµατος

Magma generation area

1. Methana2. Milos3. Santorini4. Nisyros

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Thelimitsofthetwoplatesaredepicted,aswellasthedirectionofthesubmergenceoftheAfricanundertheEurasianplateandthebeginningofvolcanicactivityatthepointwheretheAfricanplatereachestheEarth’smantleandmelts.Inparallel,afulldepictionoftheSouthAegeanvolcanicarc,startingfromKorinthiaandendinginAsiaMinor,isshownonamap.

Then,thevisitorwillseemineralsthatarepresentontheisland(kaolin,sulphur,pozzolan,baryte,perlite,montmorillonite,andesite,manganeseores),thathaveeitherbeenextensivelyusedinantiquityandgreatlycontributedtothepromo-tionofculture,orconstitutedandstillconstitutemainincomesourcesfortheisland’sinhabitants,likeperliteandmontmorillonite.

Moreover,theysupporttheeconomyofthecountryaswell,sincetheyholdleadingpositionsboth,intheEuropeanandtheglobalmarket.

ThecreationoftheseusefulmineralsisduetotheintensevolcanicandhydrothermalactivityintheregionoftheSouthAegean,especiallyintheareawhichtodayistheislandofMilos.

Exceptforandesitewhichisapurelyvolcanicrock,theotherusefulmineralswereproducedbythetransformation,disintegration,illuviationofvolcanicrocksbyhotsolutionscombinedwithseawaterthatturnedthemintotheminer-alstheyaretoday.

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ThisUnitincludesmineralsandrocksthatareminedtodayinMilos,aswellasthosethatwereextractedinthepast,andconsti-tutetheisland’sdiversemineralwealth.

Obsidian.IntheObsidiandisplaycasesthecollectionoftheMilianfolkloristandcollectorZafirisVaosisexhibited,whichwasboughtin2009bytheKyriacopoulosfamilywiththeapprovaloftheGreekMinistryofCulture.In2011,itwasdonatedtotheMMMsupple-mentingitspermanentcollections,thusreturn-ingtoitsplaceoforigin,whichwasalsothewishofthecollector.TheObsidiancollectionconsistsofnumerousartifactsfromtheprehis-toricobsidianquarriesofMilosandvarioussurfacelocationsoftheisland.

TheminingactivityofMilos

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Obsidianisavolcanicglassproducedfromtherapidcoolingofacidicsiliceousmagma,resultingfromthevolcanicexplosionsoftheQuaternary,1.4millionyearsago.Intwocases,onecanseethesourcesofobsidianintheMeditteraneanandtheAegeandur-ingprehistory,aswellasitstraderoutesinthoroughgraphs.Thetwofollowingcasespresentthearchaeologicalsitesofobsid-ianandtheancientquarriesinNychiaandDemenegaki,aswellasathoroughrefer-enceinFylakopi,themaintradecenterofobsidianinprehistorictimes.

Thentheobsidianknappingtechniquesarepresentedthroughgraphsandsketchesrepre-sentingthevariouswaysofcuttingandsplittingbladeswithpressureorpercussion.Foralloftheaforementionedwaysofprocessing,therearecharacteristicsamplesofobsidian,suchasnuclei,flakes,bladesinavarietyoftypes,aswellasintheirfinalformasutilityarticles,scrapers,saws,arrowheads,drills,andsoon.

Thisunitconcludeswithachronologicaldiagram,wheretheuseofobsidianintheAegeanispresented,fromtheUpperPal-aeolithictothe1stmillenniumBC.

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Μillstones.AndesiteisavolcanicrockfoundinseverallocationsinMilosand,duetoitshardnessandporosity,wasusedinancientyearsforthecreationofmillstonesforgrindingcerealsandothermaterials.

DuringtheClassicalperiod,andesiteminingwascarriedoutinAghiaKyriakiandandesitewasexportedtoLavrionforthegrindingofsilverore,butalsooutsideofGreece,inEgypt,Italyandelsewhere.

Therelevanttableillustratesthevariousstagesofandesitecarvinguntilturnedintomillstone,whileinmuseumpedestalsnaturalsamplesofthisvolcanicrockareexhibited,twoofwhichintheprocessofbeingcarved,andthethirdinthecompletedphase,asamillstone.

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Κaolin.Here,thehistoryofkaolinanditsusefromantiquitytothepresentdayispre-sented,aswellasofitscreation,whileinfor-mationisalsogivenaboutitsoccurencesontheisland.Onsmallsteppedglassdisplaycasesnaturalsamplesofkaolinshowussuccessivephasesofitsprocessing,throughsmallorsmaller,trimmedornon-trimmedsamples,untilthefinalstepofprocessing,i.e.ceramics,famousartifactsinantiquity.

Kaolinisarockmadeupfromamixtureofaluminumsiliconoxides(chemicaltype2SiO

2Al2.2H

2O)andincludesmainlykao-

linite,halloysite,allophane.TheophrastusandDioskoridesreportthatkaolin(Melianearth)wasextensivelyusedinpaintingdur-

ingantiquity.ItisalsoknownthatkaolinwasusedasearlyastheNeolithicAgeforthemanufactureofclaypottery,figurines,ancientoillamps,andhousecoatingsinMilosandelsewhere.

Unprocessedkaolinisusedinthecementindustryforwhitecementproduction,whilethewhitefinelygroundkaolinisusedinthepaperindustryasafillingandforensuringthepaper’swhitenessandopacity.

Itisalsousedinthepaintindustry(plasticpaints),inthecosmeticsanddrugsindustry,whileexcellentqualitykaolinisusedintheproductionofporcelain.

KaolinminegalleriesinKastriani

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Sulphur.ThefirstreferencetoitsuseismadebyHomer,initsIliadandOdysseyepics.ItshealinganddisinfectantpropertieswereknownatthetimeofHippocrates.Sulphurwasalsousedforpolishingmetals.

Inourdays,itismainlyusedintheproduc-tionoffertilizers,pesticides,paints,explo-sives,matches,fireworks.Itisalsousedinmetallurgyforthetreatmentofironandothermetals,aswellasinthetextileindustry.

SystematicexploitationofsulphuronMilosstartedin1862atPalioremmawhichthoughstoppedin1958,duetothefactthat,duringthedesulphurizationprocessofpetroleum

andnaturalgas,amorecost-effectivesulphurproductionmethodwasfound,whichisinuseuntiltoday.

ThenumerousruinsofthePalioremmaSulphurMinebuildingsbythesea,aretestimoniesofthepastintenseminingactivityontheisland,andareawaitingtoberevivedandserveanewuseinthefuture.

Inthesamedisplaycase,thevisitorcanseenaturalsamplesofnativesulphurasex-tracted,andadmireitsshiningyellowinallitsshadesandintensivities.

TheobsoleteplantoftheSulphurMinesinPalioremma,Milos

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Μanganese.Alreadyinantiquity,itwasusedinpaintingalongwiththeotherochres.Itmayhavefirstbeenusedinmetallurgyalongsidewithironwithouttheknowledgeoftheancientblacksmiths,asmanganesecoexistsinmostironores.

Manganesedoesnotexistinnatureasanelementonitsown,butiscontainedinvari-ousminerals,whenthesearebeingformed,suchasinmanganeseminerals,hausmanite,rhodoniteandpyrolusite(MnO

2).

Itsusesarenumerous:inironmetallurgy,steelandbatteriesindustries,glassindustry,inthemanufactureofpurplecoloredglass,aswellasindecoloring(removingtints)glassmelts,fromwhichuseitderivesitsancientgreekname,“pyro-lusite”i.e.“fire-wash”.

Asatrace-element,itscontributiontothefoodchainofanimalsandplantsisalsoveryimportant.TheexploitationofMilosmanga-nesedepositsstartedwithgoodomensinVanibutstoppeddefinitivelyin1928,duetotheglobaleconomiccrisis.

Variousmanganeseorespecimenscomple-mentourknowledgeaboutthisveryusefulore,alsorecoveringmemoriesforallthosewhoworkedthereasminers,indifficulttimes.

GenericviewofthemanganesemineinVani

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Pozzolan.Thepresenceofpozzolan(The-raicEarth)inthehydraulicmortarsoftheancienttanksforthe“beneficiation”ofsilveroresinLavrion,especiallyinClassicaltimes,impliesthatitsusewasalreadyknowninan-tiquity.InStrabo’sGeography,referenceismadetotheuseofTheraicEarthinItaly,anditisknownthatitwasusedintheromanmor-tars.TheRomansdiscoveredthepropertiesofpozzolaninavillagebymountVesuvius,Pozzoli,fromwhichitderivesitsname.

Pozzolansarevolcanicrocks(tuffs),richinsili-condioxide(60-70%),andaluminumoxide(12-15%),mainlyoftracheitic-andesiticorigin.

Pozzolanpowder,inthepresenceofmois-tureorwater,reactschemicallywithcarbondioxideformingvariouscompoundswithhydraulicproperties.

Today,pozzolansaremainlyusedintheproductionofcementswithpozzolan(con-tainingpozzolanupto20%)andpozzolan-iccements(containing20-48%pozzolan).Insmallerscale,theyarealsousedintheproductionofhydraulicmortarsandinsula-tionblocks.

Pozzolansaboundinareasofvolcanicorigin.InGreece,largequantitiescanbefoundinMilos(Xylokerathia),aswellasinKimolos,inAspronissi,Gyali,andinThera(Santorini),hencethenameTheraicEarth.

Inthesamedisplaycase,besidesthepho-tosshowingtheminingsitesofpozzolaninMilos,asmallcollectionoflargepozzolanspecimensofvarioustypesisalsoexhibited.

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Baryte.Itisbariumsulphatewiththechemi-calformulaBaSO4.IntheGreekminingindustry,however,theargentiferousbaryteorepoorinsilvercontentisknownbythenamebarytine.

Baryteismainlyused(upto80%)inthepro-ductionofoildrillingmuds,asitincreasesthemuds’specificweight.Itisalsousedintheglass,tire,andpaperindustries(forthepro-ductionofluxurycardboard),inthemanufac-tureofpaints,fireworks,aswellasanaggre-gateinheavycements.Inmedicine,itisgiventopatientsundergoingx-rayexaminations,intheformofsolution.Furthermore,itisalsousedinnuclearreactorsasashieldprotectionagainstradiation.

InMilos’Voudiabay,anargentiferousbaryte(barytine)depositwasminedinthepast,butsuchdepositsexistinotherGreekislands,too,suchasinMykonos,Kimolos,Polyaegos,Kos,Thasos.

BaryteoccurencesexistalsoinmainlandGreece,mainlyinthePeloponneseandMacedonia(Kilkis).Theoldphotoonthewallshowsasnapshotfromtheore’stranspora-tion,withprimitivemeans,inVoudiabay.

Alargeandheavyspecimenofbaryte,withitscharacteristicorthorhombiccrystalsystem,isplacedonapedestal,whileinalowdisplaycasenearby,smallerpiecesofbarytefromMilosandotherplacesinGreeceaswell,suchasfromSerifosandLavrion,areexhibited.

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Perlite.Itisaglassyvolcanicrockcontainingahighpercentage(70-76%)ofsilicondiox-ide(SiO

2)and2-6%crystallizationwater.

Itsabilityto“swell”whenheatedisduetoitshighcontentinwater,sincethesteamformedduringheatinggetstrappedintheformofbubblesinbetweenitsgranules,resultinginsignificantincrease,uptotwentytimes,involume.

Expandedperliteisusedassound-insulationintheconstructionindustry,intheproductionoflightconcrete,plasters,assubstratuminhydroponiccultures,andassoilimprover,butalsoaspetlitter.Itisalsousedasaddi-tiveindrillmuds,asabrasiveindetergents,soapsandpolishingproducts.Oneofitsmainusesisasfiltrationmeansforthesepa-rationofliquids(beer,wine,water,oliveoil)fromsolidinclusions(impurities).

PerliteisminedinMilos,andisexportedtomanycountriesaroundtheworld.Greeceisthegloballeaderintheproductionofperlite.ItisminedinGyaliaswell,andisalsotobefoundontheislandsofKos,Lesvos,Antiparos.Inthesameunit,manyoftheusesofperliteareveryexplicitlypresented,andthevisitorcancomeincontactwithit.

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Bentonite.Itisarockconsistingofphyllosili-cateminerals,especialllymontmorillonite.Itsusesarenumerous;followingarethemostimportantones:Duetoitshighadsorptionandion-exchangecapacity,anditsplasticity,itisusedinthedrillingmudsfortheresearchandproductionofpetroleumandnaturalgas,aswellasinwaterdrillings(assealer,boreholewallcoating).

Itsuseinthefoundriesissignificant.Itisusedasamoldcoverforprecisecasting,andinironproductionasbinderinironorepelletization.

Itis,furthermore,usedinsealingcementinjec-tions,assealerinlandfills,lakesanddams,inthefertilizer-pesticidesindustry,inpetlitter,inpottery,inpharmaceuticalsandcosmetics,intheproductionofphotocopypaper.Itsuseasfilteraidintheclarificationofliquids(wine,juices,oliveoil)fromunwantedproteinsandothersubstancesissignificant.

Inthisunit,thevisitorwillgetdetailedinfor-mationabouttheusesofbentonitethroughpicturesandgraphs,andwillwatchavideoscreeningdedicatedtothesetwominerals,PerliteandBentonite,whichdominateto-day’sminingactivitiesontheisland.

Milosisthemainproducerofbentonite,withanextraordinaryminingandexportingactivity.GreececomesfirstintheproductionofbentoniteintheE.E.andsecondglobally.BentoniteexistsalsointheislandsofKimo-los,Lesvos,Chios.

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HereistheInteractiveContactUnit(ICU),wherethevisitorcomesindirectcontactwiththemineralsthatwereonceoraretodayminedonMilos.GoaloftheICUistoallowthevisitortorecognizetheseusefulminerals,butalsotogettoknowthevariouslocationsoftheirminingorprocessingonthemapoftheisland.

Itisapleasantgameforyoungandoldalikeofferingfurtherknowledge,whichsupplementsthemuseum’sannualeduca-tionalprograms.It’sallaboutthemineralwealthofMiloswithfurtherreferencestotherestofGreece,too.

Gettingacquaintedwiththeminerals(interactively)

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ThemineralwealthofMilos

withreferencestotherestofGreece

Themuseum’smineralcollectionisimportantandcountsover2,000speciments,90%ofwhicharerepresentativeofMilos.Inthemid-dleoftheroom,samplesofminerals,rocks,andfossilsfromMilosandotherregionsofGreeceareexhibited.Inthesectiondedicat-edtoepithermalgold,characteristicsamplesofrockswitharelativelylowcontentingoldfromvariousareasofMilosareindisplay.Forinstance,atape-liketexturedquarzsampleandaspecimenofchalcedoniuswithgoldfromProfitisElias,onepieceofrhyolitewithlowcontentingoldfromChondroVouno,

agold-bearingveinofquarzwithirondioxidesfromProfitisElias,agold-bearingamethystveinfromChondroVouno.

Inspiteoftheabove,agold-bearingdeposithasneverbeenfoundinMilos,althoughtheisland’sgeologicalconditionshavebeendeemedfavorablebygeologists.

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Themostprobablecauseforthisisthat,sinceMilosisgeologicallyveryyoung,therehasn’tstillbeenenoughtimeforitsgolddeposits(fromthewashingoffofvolcanicrocks)tobedeeplycorroded,andthegoldcarriedawaybygroundwater,condensed,andcoagulated.Maybeaftermany,many(!)years…whoknows!!

Thevisitorwillfindthefossil’sdisplaycaseofspecialinterestaswell,becauseoftheirimpressivevarietyonthisvolcanicisland.

Animalfossilsprevail.EspeciallyinSara-kiniko,wheremanyshellsofcrustaceans(scallops,oysters)havebeenburiedinthevolcanicsand.BivalvesoftheOstreafamily,Pectinidae,Echinoderma,andScaphopodaoftheAporrhaidaefamilywererecognized,andmuchmore.

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Inthecasesdedicatedtotheminerals,manyimpressivecollectorpiecesfromMilos(sulphur,gypsum,opal,salt),butalsosampleswithinter-estinguses,suchaszeoliteanddiatomite,areexhibited,supplementedbymineralsfromvariousotherregionsofGreece(gypsumfromIerapetrainCrete,amianthusfromZidaniinKozani,talcfromAskosinChalkidike,ironpyritefromChalkidike).

Inthecasededicatedtotherocks,charac-teristicsamplesfromMilos,aswellasfromotherregionsinthemainlandandtheislandsareexhibited,presentingageneralideaofthecountry’sgeology(emeryfromNaxos,lateritesfromKastoria,bauxitesfrommountElikon,sulfuricoresfromChalkidike,chromitesfromKozani).

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Miloslandscapesasgeologicalsights

Our“guided”tourofthe1stfloorcompleteswithimpressivepicturesfromnaturalland-scapesformedbygeologicalprocesses,withcharacteristicsamplesfromSarakiniko,Vani,Arkoudes,KleftikoandGlaronissia.

Geositesthatstiruptheattentionofboth,geologistsandtouristsalike,aboutNature’srarebeauties.

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Basement

Thetwomainroomsofthebasementfunctioninasupplementarywaytothemuseum’sgoalsandactivities.

TheProjection and lecture Hall,withacapac-ityof40people,isequippedwithaudiovisualmeansforthescreeningofmaterialrelatedtothemuseum’sthemesandforhostingvariousevents.

TheHall of Temporary Exhibitions and Educa-tional Programshoststhemuseum’seducationalprograms,specialperiodicalexhibitions,etc.

Atriums

Themuseum’stwoatriaarededicatedtotheLandReclamationandtheEducationalActivities.Here,innovativeeducationalpro-gramsandvariousactivitiestakeplace,withanaimtoraiseawarenessofthechildrenandthelocalsocietyregardingenvironmentalissues,andtoupdatethemontheminerals’numeroususesinoureverydaylife.

OTHERAREASOFTHEMUSEUM

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THEMUSEUM’SACTIVITIES

Oneofthemuseum’smainachievementsisthecloserelationshipbuiltwiththeeduca-tionalcommunity,sinceitoffersamulti-fac-etededucationandentertainmenttoyoungpeopleandchildrenofalleducationallevels,andtoadultsaswell.

Themuseumhasdeveloppedandconstantlyrenewsaseriesofeducationalprograms,whichimplementssuccessfullywithinitspremisesandexhibitionsorintheHallofedu-cationalprograms,withthenecessaryeduca-tionalandaudiovisualmaterial.Throughin-teractivegames,museum-educationaleventsandcompetitions,theMMMoffersauniquerecreationalexperiencehavingknowledgeasitsultimategoal.Italsoofferstheteachersaccompanyingthestudentsthenecessarytrainingforabetterapproachoftheeduca-tionalthemeswithintheclassroom.

TheactivitiesimplementedattheLandRecla-mationatriumaimatraisingawarenessofthelocalcommunity’syoungpeopleinissuesthatconcerntheprotectionoftheenvironment.

Atypicalexampleistheprogram“Trans-planting local plants”,implementedsince2005,wheretheparticipator,usingpeatandperlite,canplantaMilosendemicfloraspeciesinapot,andthentakeithomeasasouvenirofhisvisittotheMMM.

Theprogram“From Millstone to Bread“isimplementedtowardsthesamedirection.ThechildrenlearnthecontributionofMilos’millstonesintheeconomicdevelopmentoftheisland,aswellastheirusefulnessinman’slife,inthepast.

EducationalPrograms

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TheMMMorganizesalsopracticalwork-shopsaddressedmainlytothelocalcom-munity,suchasinternetcourses,pottery,paintingetc.

FollowingareafewindicativetitlesofEducationalProgramsthathaveeitherbeencompletedorcontinuetobeimplemented:•“TracingPrehistory.TheObsidianofMilos”•“Allaroundus”•“FromMillstonetoBread”•“TheMineralsinourLife”•“ColorsandAromas”•“DiscovertheTreasuresofMilos”•“Transplantinglocalplants”

Theprogramsaredesignedandimplement-edincooperationwithspecializedmuseum-educationalandculturalorganizations,takingintoaccounttheneedsofthelocaleducationalcommunity.

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TheΜΜΜisalivingworkshop,thethemesofwhichcoverallaspectsoftheisland’shistory.Thus,itleavesitspremisesorganizingpioneeringeducationalprogramsthroughitsMiloterraneanGeoExperience.

Throughsevenselectedroutesmappedindetailandaccompaniedbycomprehensivetexts,thetravelersdiscovertheisland’sunique

geology,itsrichmininghistoryandfuture,aswellasitsexceptionalnaturalenvironment.

StartingfromtheΜΜΜandfollowingtheselectedroutes(Vani,Volcano,SulphurMines,Aggeria,Kimolos,Sarakiniko,Nychia),thetravelerswillseeuniquemiraclesofNaturechiseledbythegiganticnaturalforcesthatcre-atedtheisland,suchasSarakiniko,Papafragas,orthepillar-likeoccurencesinGlaronissia.

GeologicalWalks–MiloterraneanGeoWalks

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Aimingatthebroaderpublic’seducationalandrecreationalneeds,theMMΜorgan-izesandcarriesout:

- Periodical exhibitionsofpainting,photog-raphy,worksofart,artifacts,samplesofmineralwealth,etc.havingasfirstprioritytheworksofthelocalartistsofMilos.Ex-amplesofexhibitionsthatreceivedexcel-lentcomments:

•“Minerals,Fossils,RocksfromaroundtheWorld”,2000

•ExhibitionofMinerals“OnRocks”,2001

•“FacesofStone”exhibitionofphotography,2002

•“ShellsfromtheGreekSeas”,2003

- Publications of booksrelatedtothemineralwealthandminingactivityofMilos,suchas:

•“Milos,theGeologicHistory” •“Milos,FacesofStone” •“AHistorychiseledonstone” •“ThemillstoneofMilos” •“Metallicmineralsunderthemicroscope” •“FloraandFaunaofMilos” •“TheMiningHistoryofMilos” •“ThemainusesofBentonite” •“ThemainusesofPerlite” •“TheHistoryoftheKaolinofMilos” •“AphroditeofMilosiscrying”

- One-day conferences and specialized work-shops, lectures and book presentations.

- Visits of scientific or student groups to industrial sites, mines, and areas of geologic interest.

ParallelActivitiesandEvents

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TheInformation-SecretariatdeskalongwiththeMuseumShopconstitutethemaininfor-mationalcenteronthemuseum’sactivities.AttheMuseumShop,thevisitorwillfindprintedmaterial(books,studies,maps,posters,lithog-

raphies,cards),CD-Roms,museumsouvenirs,educationalboardgames,collectionsofmin-erals,artifacts,jewelrymadeofsemi-preciousstones,rocksandmineralsfromaroundtheworld.

MUSEUMSHOP

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ΧΡΟΝΙΑYEARS

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Non-profit organizationAdamas, 848 00 MilosTel. +30 22870 22481Fax +30 22870 23984www.milosminingmuseum.com

IMERYS Industrial Minerals Greece S.A.

•PublicationSponsor•Sponsoroftheeducationalprograms

of MMM

ΧΡΟΝΙΑYEARS

SPONSORS - DONORS

Kitty Kyriacopoulos

Ulysses & Nicole Kyriacopoulos

Milos Fraternity

Association of Industrial and Exporting Companies of Milos (E.B.E.E.M.)

Dimitris Alfieris

Nikolaos Afentakis

Iakovos Drougas

HaralambosKolyperas

Dionysis Kotinis

Konstantinos Lolos

Grigoris Belivanakis

George Xydous

PantelenaXydous

IoannisPapageorgiou

LoizosParaskevaidis

MichaelStamatakis

Spyros Tzintzos

MichailFytikas

TobiasSchorr

Texts: Dr. Eleftheria Dimou-ChonianakiPublication Editor: Anna VogliTexts editor: Christina TraitorakiPhotographs: Mady Lykeridou-VeletaDesign: 3 in a box

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MIL

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MIN

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MU

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Non-profit organizationAdamas, 848 00 MilosTel. +30 22870 22481Fax +30 22870 23984www.milosminingmuseum.com

IMERYS Industrial Minerals Greece S.A.

•PublicationSponsor•Sponsoroftheeducationalprograms

of MMM

ΧΡΟΝΙΑYEARS

SPONSORS - DONORS

Kitty Kyriacopoulos

Ulysses & Nicole Kyriacopoulos

Milos Fraternity

Association of Industrial and Exporting Companies of Milos (E.B.E.E.M.)

Dimitris Alfieris

Nikolaos Afentakis

Iakovos Drougas

HaralambosKolyperas

Dionysis Kotinis

Konstantinos Lolos

Grigoris Belivanakis

George Xydous

PantelenaXydous

IoannisPapageorgiou

LoizosParaskevaidis

MichaelStamatakis

Spyros Tzintzos

MichailFytikas

TobiasSchorr

Texts: Dr. Eleftheria Dimou-ChonianakiPublication Editor: Anna VogliTexts editor: Christina TraitorakiPhotographs: Mady Lykeridou-VeletaDesign: 3 in a box