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Caprara Quarry (Capraia Quarry), Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Caprara Quarry (Capraia Quarry) | Quarry |
| Madielle quarrying basin | Group of Quarries |
| Massa | Commune |
| Massa-Carrara Province | Province |
| Tuscany | Region |
| Italy | Country |
Caprara Quarry (Capraia Quarry), Madielle quarrying basin, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 2' 49'' North , 10° 12' 42'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Antona | 308 (2014) | 2.6km |
| Altagnana | 173 (2014) | 3.1km |
| Azzano | 329 (2014) | 3.3km |
| Sant'Eustachio | 291 (2014) | 3.6km |
| Arni | 157 (2014) | 3.7km |
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Italian:
Cava Caprara (Cava della Caprara; Cava Capraia), Bacino estrattivo delle Madielle, Massa, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia
This underground marble quarry, located at 840 m a.s.l. at the foot of the northern slope of Monte Focoraccia, is famous for particular precious marbles and marble breccias (Fiore di Pesco, Breccia Capraia, Arabescato, Calacatta, and Statuario commercial varieties).
The quarry is opened in the Focoraccia syncline (or Capraia syncline), which is made up of "Grezzoni" dolostones, Megalodon-bearing marbles, Seravezza Breccias (Brecce di Seravezza) [deriving from a discontinuous Late Triassic formation stratigraphically at the top of the "Grezzoni" dolomitic formation], and Marble sensu stricto.
The "Brecce di Seravezza" Formation mostly consists of metamorphic polygenic breccias with marble and subordinate dolomite clasts, reddish and green phyllites, locally chloritoid-rich. It is characterised by a strong lateral variation in thickness and lithology and interpreted as a rockfall talus deposit consisting of marble and dolostone clasts embedded in a mainly carbonate matrix. Two ornamental stones are quarried from this formation:
- a metabreccia, characterized by white, white-ivory and pale pink-coloured pluricentimetric marble clasts, with thick reddish brown and green veins. The rock mass is mainly calcareous and varies in colour from violet to green to dark bordeaux. It is commercially called "Breccia Capraia";
- a homogeneous multicoloured marble breccia ranging in colour from dark bordeaux to pink, green and white. It has varying crystallisation structures with coarse grain alternating with fine-grained areas. It is commercially known as "Fior di Pesco".
Cavities very rarely occur in marble breccia, while accessory minerals are abundantly found in the cement that binds the clasts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Chloritoid Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Apennine OrogenAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Tuscany
- Apuan AlpsMountain Range
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