(Cava di Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Isola d'Elba, Livorno, Toscana, Italia)
This the old quarry from where a lot of the best elbaites and tourmaline from Isola Elba, Italy, have been recovered during the 19th century.
Located near a magnesite quarry, was opened in 1825.
References:
- D'Achiardi G. (1903): La formazione della magnesite dell'isola d'Elba. I. Cava di Grotta d'Oggi (S. Piero in Campo). Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, 20, 86-134.
- Orlandi P. & Pezzotta, F. (1996): Minerali dell'isola d'Elba. I minerali dei Giacimenti Metalliferi dell'Elba Orientale e delle Pegmatiti del Monte Capanne. Edizioni Novecento Grafico, Bergamo, Italy, 245 pp.
- Bosi, F., Agrosì, G., Lucchesi, S., Melchiorre, G., Scandale, E. (2005): Mn-tourmaline from island of Elba (Italy). I. Crystal chemistry. American Mineralogist, 90, 1661-1668.
- Agrosì, G., Bosi, F., Lucchesi, S., Melchiorre, G., and Scandale, E. (2006) Mn-tourmaline crystals from island of Elba (Italy): Growth history and growth marks. American Mineralogist: 91: 944-952.
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