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La Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Facciata Quarry | Quarry |
| Torano quarrying basin | Basin |
| Carrara | Commune |
| Massa-Carrara Province | Province |
| Tuscany | Region |
| Italy | Country |
La Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
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44° 6' 11'' North , 10° 7' 24'' East
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Cava La Facciata, Bacino estrattivo di Torano, Carrara, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia
Located on the right side of the Torano valley, on the orographic left of Canale di Torano. Whereas the easternmost levels of the quarying area (Fossa degli Angeli proper) are abandoned, the exploitation goes on in the middle levels at La Facciata quarry (also known as Quarry No. 40).
The quarrying area of Fossa degli Angeli-La Facciata is famous worldwide for its fine specimens of quartz, sulphur, fluorite, gypsum and several sulphides and sulphosalts. Minerals occur within the cavities of the so-called "macchia bianca", a decimeter-thick level of snow-white, coarse-grained marble.
At La Facciata, sulphur crystals up to 2-3 cm are typically found in association with quartz and gypsum. Larger crystals (up to 4 cm) usually show rounded edges and are not transparent.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
33 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite Formula: CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 References: |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcophyllite Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O References: |
| ⓘ Claraite Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Colusite Formula: Cu13VAs3S16 References: |
| ⓘ Dawsonite Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Geocronite Formula: Pb14Sb6S23 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Halloysite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Hydrohalloysite Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
| ⓘ Sulvanite Formula: Cu3VS4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S References: |
| ⓘ Tyrolite Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O Description: Determined at Pisa University by Paolo Orlandi References: |
| ⓘ Vaesite Formula: NiS2 References: |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S References: |
| ⓘ Zaccagnaite Formula: Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Colusite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Sulvanite | 2.CB.70 | Cu3VS4 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Geocronite | 2.JB.30a | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Dawsonite | 5.BB.10 | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Claraite | 5.DA.30 | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Zaccagnaite | 5.DA.45 | Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Alumohydrocalcite | 5.DB.05 | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | Chalcophyllite | 8.DF.30 | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| ⓘ | Tyrolite | 8.DM.10 | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Hydrohalloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| H | ⓘ Claraite | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Zaccagnaite | Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Claraite | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| C | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| C | ⓘ Zaccagnaite | Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| O | ⓘ Claraite | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Zaccagnaite | Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Dawsonite | NaAlCO3(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Zaccagnaite | Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hydrohalloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| S | ⓘ Claraite | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Vaesite | NiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| V | ⓘ Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Vaesite | NiS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Claraite | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Sulvanite | Cu3VS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Claraite | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Zn | ⓘ Zaccagnaite | Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
| As | ⓘ Claraite | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O |
| As | ⓘ Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Apuan AlpsMountain Range
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La Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy