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Rocca Predellara Quarry (Tosca Quarry), Varsi, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italyi
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Rocca Predellara Quarry (Tosca Quarry)Quarry
VarsiCommune
Parma ProvinceProvince
Emilia-RomagnaRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 38' 28'' North , 9° 49' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.64136,9.81843
GeoHash:
G#: spyvzqtwf
GRN:
N30E06
Type:
Quarry
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Varsi492 (2014)3.4km
Bardi923 (2014)7.2km
Bore326 (2014)8.8km
Mormorola101 (2014)9.6km
Poggio103 (2014)11.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
73037
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73037:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1c3d3ae4-3993-4ba8-a30f-cd53f1d5bae0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cava di Rocca Predellara (Cava Tosca), Varsi, Val Ceno, Val di Taro, Provincia di Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia


The quarry, known among the rockhounds as "Cava Tosca", is located at the base of the ophiolitic block of Rocca Pradellara, included in the Pietra Parcellara olistostrome, and mainly composed of metamorphosed lherzolite (lherzolitic serpentine). The minerals are found in white-to-light-green lizardite veins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
βœͺ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Description: Practically colourless, tiny crystals in collection of Natural History Museum Vienna
βœͺ Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Habit: dendritic crystals on lizardite
β“˜ Vaesite
Formula: NiS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Vaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 Β· 3-4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ VaesiteNiS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ VaesiteNiS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Baβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

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References

Adorni, F., Battilocchi, G., Bersani, D., Bo, S., Calderini, V. (2005) Rocca Predellara e La Pianazza, Varsi, Appennino Parmense. Mineralparma, Anno IV(1): 5-8. [Note: MineralParma is a yearly internal no-profit magazine of the Gruppo Mineralogico Paleontologico Naturalistico Parmense, freely distributed to its members and friends. Every issue is a limited edition and it has no ISBN code, therefore it cannot be used as reference, but only as informative paper.]
Adorni, F., Battilocchi, G., Bersani, D., Bo, S., Calderini, V. (2009) La Pianazza e la cava di Rocca Predellara, Varsi (Appennino Parmense). MICRO (localitΓ ): 2/2009: 277-294.
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