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Coloured shovels to differentiate different talc types
© Archivio Ecomuseo delle Miniere e della Val Germanasca (Photo: Serena Maccari)
© Archivio Ecomuseo delle Miniere e della Val Germanasca (Photo: Serena Maccari)
To differentiate talc typologies the miners affixed on the wagons colored shovels:
red = damp talc (which must undergo a drying process ),
white = white talc,
blue = extremely pure talc,
black = grey talc.
red = damp talc (which must undergo a drying process ),
white = white talc,
blue = extremely pure talc,
black = grey talc.