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Val Cavallizza quarries, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Val Cavallizza quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Cavagnano | Town |
| Cuasso al Monte | Commune |
| Varese Province | Province |
| Lombardy | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 8° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cave della Val Cavallizza, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Valceresio (Val Ceresio), Provincia di Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Abandoned granophyre quarries located in Val Cavallizza, to the south of Cavagnano.
The quarries, operated at the beginning of the 20th century, include a group of two contiguous quarries in the locality of Mirabello, respectively named Cava Togn (or Togni) and Cava Zepp or collectively Mirabello quarry (quarry bottom at 520 m a.s.l.), and another quarry (quarry bottom at 470 m a.s.l.), whose steep dump hangs over the Cavallizza stream bed, located about 200 m SW of the Mirabello ones. This apparently unnamed quarry, sometimes referred to as Cavallizza quarry, is locally known among the mineral collectors as "Tourmaline quarry" (Cava delle tormaline), due to the relative abundance of tourmaline. Arsenopyrite and carbonates are also quite frequent. Some of the best specimens of bazzite recovered from the granophyre of Cuasso al Monte have been found on the dump of this quarry. Some hollow bazzite crystals have also been observed and sometimes the walls of their internal cavity are lined with tiny bertrandite crystals. The presence of mimetite is reported by Guastoni et al. (2008) from a quarry locally known among collectors as "Cava di Ratt" (i.e. Mirabello quarry).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bazzite Formula: Be3Sc2(Si6O18) References: |
| ⓘ Bertrandite Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) Formula: (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 Description: Analysed specimen from "Tourmaline quarry". |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) Description: Analysed specimen from "Tourmaline quarry". |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce) Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F Description: Analysed specimen from "Tourmaline quarry". |
| ⓘ Synchysite-(Y) Formula: CaY(CO3)2F Description: Analysed specimen from "Tourmaline quarry". |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) Description: Analysed specimen from "Tourmaline quarry". |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: Analysed specimen from "Tourmaline quarry". |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Synchysite-(Ce) | 5.BD.20c | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| ⓘ | Synchysite-(Y) | 5.BD.20c | CaY(CO3)2F |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Hingganite-(Y) | 9.AJ.20 | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bertrandite | 9.BD.05 | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Bazzite | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Sc2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Bazzite | Be3Sc2(Si6O18) |
| Be | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Be | ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| C | ⓘ Synchysite-(Y) | CaY(CO3)2F |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bazzite | Be3Sc2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| O | ⓘ Synchysite-(Y) | CaY(CO3)2F |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| F | ⓘ Synchysite-(Y) | CaY(CO3)2F |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Bazzite | Be3Sc2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| Ca | ⓘ Synchysite-(Y) | CaY(CO3)2F |
| Sc | Scandium | |
| Sc | ⓘ Bazzite | Be3Sc2(Si6O18) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Hingganite-(Y) | (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2 |
| Y | ⓘ Synchysite-(Y) | CaY(CO3)2F |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Ce | ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce) | CaCe(CO3)2F |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- DinaridesAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Lombardy
- Varese Province
- Ceresio ValleyValley
- Varese Province
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Val Cavallizza quarries, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy