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Quartz from
Artana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Sulphur1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Artana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:152877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:152877:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLa Piana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘCancelli di Gioia Quarry, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘBelgia quarries, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘColonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCampanili Quarry (Campanili quarries), Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCanalgrande Quarry (Canalgrande B Quarry; Montecatini Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPonti di Vara quarries, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPara Quarry (La Para Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, 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.
Franzini, Marco; Orlandi, Paolo; Bracci, Giovanni; Dalena, Domenico (1987) Minerals of the Carrara Marble, in July - August 1987. The Mineralogical Record, 18 (4). 263-296
Morino, A., and Passarino, G. (2014) Il quarzo dei marmi di Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 38, 1 (1-2014), 36-41.
 
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