Caprara Valley Quarry, Sogli Bianchi, Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Caprara Valley Quarry | Quarry |
| Sogli Bianchi | - not defined - |
| Posina | Commune |
| Vicenza Province | Province |
| Veneto | Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Cava di Val Caprara, Sogli Bianchi, Massiccio del Pasubio, Posina, Vicenza, Veneto, Italia
Abandoned brucite marble quarry in Val Caprara.
This brucite marble, commercially known as pearl grey marble, is the product of contact metamorphism, originated from Cenozoic basaltic intrusions in Late Triassic dolostone (Dolomia Principale Formation).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Hydrotalcite Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Pyroaurite Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrotalcite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Pyroaurite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
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Caprara Valley Quarry, Sogli Bianchi, Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy