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Battaglino quarries (Battaglino A Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Battaglino quarries (Battaglino A Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 5' 57'' North , 10° 7' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.09944,10.12985
GeoHash:
G#: spz4ys03f
GRN:
N30E06
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miseglia449 (2014)2.1km
Torano670 (2014)2.2km
Bedizzano797 (2014)2.3km
Colonnata268 (2014)2.6km
Codena745 (2014)2.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
29512
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29512:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Cave Battaglino (Cava Battaglino A), Bacino estrattivo di Torano, Carrara, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia


Group of quarries on the left side of the Torano valley. The active quarry Battaglino A or Quarry No. 50 (upper, see coordinates) and the inactive Battaglino B (lower) are located on the right of Polvaccio quarry. Battaglino C quarry or Quarry No. 56 (44°5'51"N, 10°7'37"E) is located to the southwest, on the summit of the ridge dividing the Torano and Miseglia basin.

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5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
SrStrontium
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3

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References

Repetti, Emanuele (1820) Sopra l'Alpe Apuana e i marmi di Carrara [Above the Apuan Alps and the Carrara marbles]. Dalla Badia Fiesolana.
Repetti, Emanuele (1833) Dizionario geografico fisico storico della Toscana Vol. 1. Presso l'autore e editore.
Zaccagna, D. (1881) Una escursione nella regione marmifera del Carrarese. Bollettino del R. Comitato Geologico d'Italia, 12, 476-501.
Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., Dalena, D., Duchi, G., and Vezzalini, G. (1980) I minerali delle geodi della formazione marmifera di Carrara. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, serie A, 87, 93-124
Franzini, M., Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., and Dalena, D. (1982) I minerali del marmo di Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana Ed., Milano, 110 pp.
Orlandi, P., and Criscuolo, A. (2009) Minerali del marmo delle Alpi Apuane. Parco delle Alpi Apuane - Pacini Editore, Ospedaletto-Pisa, 180 pp.
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