Monte Corchia, Stazzema, Alpi Apuane, Lucca, Toscana, Italia
This area sees the occurrence of mesozoic rocks, marbles and other less pure metamorphic limestones, in contact with paleozoic schists, often represented by metavolcanites. In metalimestones and marbles can be locally found Mn minerals (hollandite, piemontite), also well crystallized.
References
- Manasse E., 1906. Contribuzioni alla mineralogia della Toscana. Zoisite del Monte Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Proc. Verb., 15: 23-24.
- Battaglia S., Nannoni R., Orlandi P., 1977. La piemontite del Monte Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 84: 174-178.
- Orlandi P., Checchi F., 1979. L'ullmannite del M. te Corchia (Alpi Apuane). Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 86: 245-247
- Franceschelli M., Puxeddu M. , Carcangiu G., Gattiglio G., Pannuti F., 1996. Breccia-hosted Manganese-rich minerals of Alpi Apuane,Italy: a marine, redox-generated deposit. Lithos, 37: 309-333.
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