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Marble from
Caprara Quarry (Capraia Quarry), Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Type:Marble
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marble data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caprara Quarry (Capraia Quarry), Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1304765
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1304765:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marble
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMadielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMonte Carchio quarries (Guerra Quarries; Carchietto Quarry), Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMarianna Bassa Quarry, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘMonte Carchio quarries (Carchio Quarries), Montignoso, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘCancelli di Gioia Quarry, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘRomana Quarry (Rava Quarry), Canale del Fondone quarrying basin (Fondone quarrying basin), Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘArtana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘLa Piana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.8km (4.3 miles) ⓘGerbi Quarry (Fossa Cava Quarry; "Gerby Quarry"), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Orlandi, Paolo, Bellé, Edilio (2000) I minerali del marmo del bacino del Frigido, Massa. Comune Della Città di Massa.
Orlandi, P., and Criscuolo, A. (2009) Minerali del marmo delle Alpi Apuane. Parco delle Alpi Apuane - Pacini Editore, Ospedaletto-Pisa, 180 pp.
Massa, G., Borsani, A., Blasi, P., Mancini, S., Milazzo, F., Pieruccioni, D., Sardisco, L., and Pasquini, A. (2013) Capraia quarry’s precious marble (Apuan Alps, Tuscany). Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana, 20, 205-206.
 
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