Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 Comments: This species is not so common in the Carrara marble district. Usually aggregates reach 1-1.5 mm in size and they can be found in veins filled with crystallized calcite (see pictured specimens). Habit: Acicular aggregates Colour: White Quality for species: Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) Abundance at site: Rare Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Calcite 3 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Strontianite data Locality Data: Click here to view Lorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Photo Gallery View Gallery (3 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 152793 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:152793:3 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Strontianite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘ Fossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘ La Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘ Battaglino quarries (Battaglino A Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘ Crestola Bassa Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘ Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘ Madielle quarries, Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy 15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘ Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy 50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘ La Costa, Casaselvatica, Berceto, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy 54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘ Campegli Mine (Sant'Elena Mine), Campegli, Castiglione Chiavarese, Genoa, Liguria, Italy 98.7km (61.3 miles) ⓘ Zanacchi quarry, Molassana, Val Bisagno, Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy References Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., Dalena, D., Duchi, G., Vezzalini, G. (1980) I minerali delle geodi della formazione marmifera di Carrara. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, serie A, 87, 93-124. Search for references including Strontianite Lorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Lorano quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy