Trontana gneiss quarries (Calvario quarry), Trontana, Domodossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trontana gneiss quarries (Calvario quarry) | Group of Quarries |
| Trontana | Hamlet |
| Domodossola | Commune |
| Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province | Province |
| Piedmont | Region |
| Italy | Country |
Trontana gneiss quarries (Calvario quarry), Trontana, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 6' 13'' North , 8° 17' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Domodossola | 17,778 (2014) | 1.6km |
| Croppo | 727 (2014) | 1.9km |
| Cosa | 152 (2014) | 2.3km |
| Quarata | 180 (2014) | 2.4km |
| Domodossola-Oltrebogna | 134 (2017) | 2.9km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cave di gneiss di Trontana (Cava al Calvario), Trontana, Domodossola, Val d'Ossola, Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italia
Beola stone quarries in orthogneisses of Orselina-Moncucco-Isorno zone (Upper Penninic), located near the small village of Trontana and Colle di Mattarella, a 413 m high hill on the southern outskirts of Domodossola, on which the Sacred Calvary Mount (Sacro Monte Calvario) complex (one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites) is located.
The two active gneiss quarries, named Ronco della Vigna and Trontana, produce a dimension stone commercially known as “Beola Grigia”.
The historical Calvario Quarry (Cava al Calvario), now closed, is one of the most ancient quarries in the Ossola Valley, as indicated by some documents that testified its activity since the XII century (Cavallo et al., 2004).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AlpsAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
- The AlpsMountain Range
Italy
- Piedmont
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
- Ossola ValleyValley
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
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