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Contrada Bosco Quarry, Giazza, Selva di Progno, Verona Province, Veneto, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 39' 20'' North , 11° 7' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.65565,11.11759
GeoHash:
G#: u0pgszre6
GRN:
N31E06
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Giazza113 (2014)0.4km
Selva di Progno179 (2014)5.2km
Velo Veronese245 (2014)5.7km
Valdiporro107 (2014)6.1km
Sant'Andrea284 (2014)7.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
263047
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263047:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Cava di Contrada Bosco, Giazza, Selva di Progno, Provincia di Verona, Veneto, Italia


Brucite marble quarry, abandoned since 1975, at Contrada Bosco on the left of the road connecting Giazza to Rifugio Revolto.

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).

Due to the absence of dumps, minerals can be recovered with great difficulty from the quarry face.

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series'
ⓘ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘHydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series
BaBarium
Baⓘ Harmotome-Phillipsite-Ca Series

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References

Guglielmino, S. (1996) Minerali della cava di marmo "grigio-perla" in contrada Bosco, sopra Giazza (Verona). Studi e Ricerche, Associazione Amici del Museo, Museo Civico "G. Zannato", Montecchio Maggiore, 35-36
Boscardin, M. (2014) Provincia di Verona. In: Zorzi, F., and Boscardin, M. (eds.), Minerali del Veneto. Alla scoperta sei tesori della nostra regione. Museo di Storia Naturale e Archeologia di Montebelluna - Treviso, Cierre Edizioni, Sommacampagna, 153-171.
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