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A A GrundtvigGrundtvig 3 Course for Adult Trainers3 Course for Adult Trainers

Carlo Carlo MastroeniMastroeni, Ass. Int. , Ass. Int. ““ImpegnoImpegnoCivileCivile”” ITIT

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Sicilian CaseSicilian Case--Studies: EtnaStudies: Etna’’s s LavaLavaTitle of Lecture:Title of Lecture:

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Etna Etna VolcanoVolcano: : AnAn inexhaustibleinexhaustible rawraw materialmaterial

•• Etna, the greatest active volcano in Europe Etna, the greatest active volcano in Europe

has always fascinated man. has always fascinated man.

•• The locals have a great fear and respect of The locals have a great fear and respect of

its great power as if it were a living its great power as if it were a living

creature and at the same time they receive creature and at the same time they receive

great joy and sorrow from it. great joy and sorrow from it.

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Joy, because Etna does not only bring Joy, because Etna does not only bring

about destruction, but also an endless about destruction, but also an endless

amount of products that men learnt to use; amount of products that men learnt to use;

for example the monstrous Lava flows that for example the monstrous Lava flows that

not only fascinate tourists because they not only fascinate tourists because they

are so spectacular, but also once they are so spectacular, but also once they

have cooled down they have been have cooled down they have been

trasformedtrasformed into caves where the lava rock into caves where the lava rock

in then is dug up.in then is dug up.



EtnaEtna’’s lava rock consists of a basaltic s lava rock consists of a basaltic rock which is very hard and resistant rock which is very hard and resistant even at very low and rigid even at very low and rigid temperatures and also at those more temperatures and also at those more elevated. Already from ages ago lava elevated. Already from ages ago lava rock consists has been dug up and rock consists has been dug up and processed to manufacture materials processed to manufacture materials for buildings and to produce for buildings and to produce ornamental articles. ornamental articles.

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Locals Company: KnowledgeLocals Company: Knowledge

In Sicily around Etna area, through the In Sicily around Etna area, through the

ages, locals company have acquired a ages, locals company have acquired a

thorough knowledge and can pride itself thorough knowledge and can pride itself

in year experience of lava rock and the in year experience of lava rock and the

workings there, and have adapted the workings there, and have adapted the

most sophisticated technologies in the most sophisticated technologies in the

processing of this rock according to processing of this rock according to

public demand. public demand.



In fact, the production of flooring for In fact, the production of flooring for

internal and external use, ornamental internal and external use, ornamental

articles, jewellery, pillars, capital, articles, jewellery, pillars, capital,

fountains, swimming pools, fountains, swimming pools, balustradesbalustrades, ,

benchesbenches, and , and traditionaltraditional ornamentsornaments

tables, chairs and chimneys, tables, chairs and chimneys, mademade fromfrom

lava lava stonestone are greatly appreciated by are greatly appreciated by

the local and foreign population. the local and foreign population.

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Further, Locals Company, making use of Further, Locals Company, making use of

numerous chemonumerous chemo--phisicalphisical studies through studies through

research centres at various national research centres at various national

universities has thoroughly studied and universities has thoroughly studied and

typified this basaltic rock from Etna; typified this basaltic rock from Etna;

Therefore realising that this rock has Therefore realising that this rock has

characteristic that permit the process of characteristic that permit the process of

cooking food on it for private home use and cooking food on it for private home use and

at restaurants or other public venues. at restaurants or other public venues.


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Lava and magma: Differences

LavaLava isis moltenmolten rock rock expelledexpelled byby a a volcanovolcanoduringduring anan eruptioneruption. .

MagmaMagma isis moltenmolten rock rock belowbelow the the earth'searth's surfacesurface. .


Etna Volcano during eruption

Turning the problem of lavaTurning the problem of lava

into an economic activityinto an economic activity

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Photo Photo GalleryGallery ((SculpturesSculptures))


Photo Photo GalleryGallery ((traditionaltraditional ornamentsornaments

tablestables))

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Photo Photo GalleryGallery (Water (Water FountainsFountains))


Photo Photo GalleryGallery ((flooring for flooring for

external use)external use)

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Photo Photo GalleryGallery ((fireplacefireplace))


Photo Gallery (Ornamental articles)Photo Gallery (Ornamental articles)

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Photo Gallery (Ornamental articles)Photo Gallery (Ornamental articles)


AnAn inexhaustibleinexhaustible rawraw materialmaterial

BothBoth building building componentscomponents ((forfor balusbalus--

tradestrades, , benchesbenches, , fountainsfountains etc.) and etc.) and traditradi--

tionaltional ornamentsornaments are are mademade fromfrom lava lava

stonestone, the , the resultresult of the of the skillskill of of sculptorssculptors

and and stonestone--cutterscutters. .

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Acknowledgements:Acknowledgements:

This course material has been developed through the financial support provided by the European Commission's SOCRATES programme called Grundtvig 1 for project no. 224953-CP-1-2005-1-NL-GRUNDTVIG-G11

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