Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry) | Quarry |
| Torano quarrying basin | Basin |
| Carrara | Commune |
| Massa-Carrara Province | Province |
| Tuscany | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
Val Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 5' 44'' North , 10° 7' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
2167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2167:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1e9b168d-564a-4adb-8594-dcced19bbb8f
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Italian:
Cava Val Pulita (Cava Valpulita), Bacino estrattivo di Torano, Carrara, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia
This quarry also known as Quarry No. 61, located towards the summit of the depression known as Salita del Battaglino, on the left side of the Torano valley is reachable by a bad pathway. An underground tunnel, excavated in 1995, connects the quarry with Val Bona quarry, located on the other side of the mountain (Miseglia quarrying basin).
Val Pulita quarry became famous among mineral collectors for the beautiful specimens of sulfides and sulfosalts found in the 1980s and 1990s. Exceptional specimens of wurtzite, colusite, and sulvanite were found within the cavities hosted in a grey marble, associated with reddish calcite and white-greenish adularia. Moreover, nice specimens of volborthite after sulvanite were collected. Unfortunately, the old quarry collapsed and today it is not possible to find the same minerals occurring in the past years.
Cannizzarite was identified at this quarry in 2002, found as tabular micaceous crystals up to 0.5mm in length, lead-grey colour, associated with wurtzite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Aikinite Formula: PbCuBiS3 References: |
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Cannizzarite Formula: Pb48Bi56S132 |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| βͺ Colusite Formula: Cu13VAs3S16 References: |
| β Cosalite Formula: Pb2Bi2S5 References: |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Greenockite Formula: CdS References: |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 References: |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: Sometimes also as light brown acicular crystals. References: |
| βͺ Sulvanite Formula: Cu3VS4 References: |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S References: |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β VΓ©signiΓ©ite Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| β Volborthite Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O References: |
| βͺ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S References: |
| β Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Colusite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| β | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| β | Sulvanite | 2.CB.70 | Cu3VS4 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Aikinite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBiS3 |
| β | Cosalite | 2.JB.10 | Pb2Bi2S5 |
| β | Cannizzarite | 2.JB.20 | Pb48Bi56S132 |
| β | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | VΓ©signiΓ©ite | 8.BH.45 | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β | Volborthite | 8.FD.05 | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | '' | - | |
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Val Pulita Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy