Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Formazza gneiss quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Formazza | Commune |
| Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province | Province |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Cave di gneiss di Formazza, Formazza, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Minerals are found inside Alpine fissures in gneiss of the Antigorio nappe.
The gneiss quarries, that are located in the lower Formazza Valley and can be grouped into Foppiano, Antillone, and Chiesa quarries, produce a dimension stone commercially known as βSerizzo Formazzaβ.
The Foppiano gneiss quarries, located near the village of Foppiano, include:
- Bort quarry, NW of Foppiano, on the right side of Formazza Valley;
- Ponte Romano quarry, E of Foppiano, on the left side of Formazza Valley;
- Garou quarry, SE of Foppiano in the valley of Rio di Cramec, on the left side of Formazza Valley;
- Sciuena quarry, SE of Foppiano in the valley of Rio di Cramec, on the left side of Formazza Valley;
- Cramec quarry, SE of Foppiano at an elevation of 1370-1570 m in the valley of Rio di Cramec, on the left side of Formazza Valley.
The Antillone (Altillone) gneiss quarries, located near the village of Altillone (Antillone) on the right side of Formzza Valley, include:
- Cneila quarry, S of Altillone at an elevation of 1130-1200 m;
- Kighel quarry, ENE of Altillone at an elevation of 1270-1330 m.
The Chiesa gneiss quarries, located near the village of Chiesa, include:
- Bruggi quarry, at an elevation of 1200-1330 m between the villages of Fondovalle and Chiesa, on the left side of Formazza Valley;
- Boschetto (Imboden) quarry, N of Chiesa at an elevation of 1270-1350 m, on the right side of Formazza Valley.
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| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F. (2003): Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27, (3), 134-137.; Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp. |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (3): 134-137. |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Reference: Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Albertini C., Milanesi D.(2001): Valli Antigorio e Formazza: le titaniti. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 25, (2), 71-84. |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Localities: Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (3): 134-137. ; Albertini C., Milanesi D. (2001): Valli Antigorio e Formazza: le titaniti. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 25, (2), 71-84. |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (3): 134-137. |
β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp. |
| β 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (3): 134-137. |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (3): 134-137. |
| β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Reference: Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp. |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Peter Neschen collection |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Albertini C., Milanesi D.(2001): Valli Antigorio e Formazza: le titaniti. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 25, (2), 71-84. |
β Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F. (2003): Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27, (3), 134-137. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27, (3), 134-137; Piccoli G.C., Maletto G., Bosio P., Lombardo B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 607 pp. |
β Scolecite Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O Localities: Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (3): 134-137. |
β 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F. (2003): Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27, (3), 134-137. |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Localities: Imboden Quarry (Boschetto Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Kighel Quarry (Antillone Quarry), Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy Reference: Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F., 2003. Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27, (3), 134-137; Piccoli G.C., Maletto G., Bosio P., Lombardo B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 607 pp. |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Localities: Reference: Paolo Bosio collection |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| β | Scolecite | 9.GA.05 | CaAl2Si3O10 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Del Caldo, A., Moro, C., Gramaccioli, C.M., Boscardin, M. (1973): Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milano, 208 pp.
Albertini C., Milanesi D. (2001): Valli Antigorio e Formazza: le titaniti. Riv. Mineral. Ital., 25, (2), 71-84.
Appiani R., Bosio P., Milanesi D., Stefanelli P., Vanini F. (2003): Apatiti alpine: eccezionali ritrovamenti in Val Formazza (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27, (3), 134-137.
Piccoli G.C., Maletto G., Bosio P., Lombardo B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba, 607 pp.
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Formazza gneiss quarries, Formazza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy