Salnova Quarry, Saltrio, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salnova Quarry | Quarry |
| Saltrio | Commune |
| Varese Province | Province |
| Lombardy | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 52' 58'' North , 8° 55' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Club Cercatori di Minerali e Fossili Ticino | Viganello, Ticino | 15km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cava Salnova, Saltrio, Provincia di Varese, Lombardia, Italia
Quarry opened in limestones of Saltrio Fm. (Early Jurassic) and Dolomia Principale Fm. (Late Triassic) on the top of Monte Pravello, near the boundary between Italy and Switzerland.
Location data: lat 45.882779 long 8.928194 WGS84.
Coordinates from satellite photo (courtesy of Google).
The quarry is famous for the presence of various fossiliferous levels. In particular, the fossil remains of a new dinosaur were descoverd here in 1996. This at least 8-m-long dinosaur, studied and reconstructed by the palaeontologist Cristiano Dal Sasso of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano and by him provisionally named "Saltriosaurus", is the largest carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Italy.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
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Salnova Quarry, Saltrio, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy