(Cave di Pietra di Luserna, Val Luserna, Luserna San Giovanni / Rorà / Bagnolo Piemonte, Torino / Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia)
A lot of quarries situated in Luserna valley in different municipalities [the most important are: Seccarezze 2, 3, 4 and 7 in the municipality of Luserna San Giovanni (Torino); Pian del Torno and Bonetto del Prete quarries in the municipality of Rorà (Torino); Seccarezze 9 and Galiverga quarries in the municipality of Bagnolo Piemonte (Cuneo)]. There are about ninety working quarries for the mining of an excellent grey-green gneiss, commercially known as “Pietra di Luserna”.
Some UK (UnKnown minerals) are under study.
Reference:
- Finello, G., Ambrino, P., Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Blaß, G., Bracco, R. (2007): I minerali della “Pietra di Luserna”, Piemonte, Italia nord-occidentale. I. Alcune cave di gneiss della Val Luserna. Micro (località), 2/2007, 181-226.
