Ravaccione quarries (Ravaccione Quarry; Torrione Quarry; Tecchione Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
Ravaccione quarries (Ravaccione Quarry; Torrione Quarry; Tecchione Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 6' 0'' North , 10° 8' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ravaggione
Other Languages:
Italian:
Cave del Ravaccione (Cava Ravaccione; Cava del Torrione; Cava del Tecchione), Bacino estrattivo di Torano, Carrara, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia
The Ravaccione quarrying area is located at the top of the Torano valley, on the left side. It includes: the actives quarries named Torrione or Quarry No. 55 (44°5'55''N, 10°8'9"E), and Tecchione or Quarry No. 52 (see coordinates); the inactive quarries named Fosso Moretto A (44°6'0''N, 10°8'4"E), Fosso Moretto B (44°6'3''N, 10°8'1"E), and Buca di Ravaccione (44°6'9''N, 10°7'53"E), located at lower elevations.
According to Giampaoli (1905), sphalerite was abundantly found at Torrione quarry. Here, according to Biagioni et al. (2019), some common minerals (e.g., quartz, fluorite) are presently found in small vugs. Fissures containing large quartz crystals (up to tens of cm) are located in a restricted area of the quarry.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Orpiment ? Formula: As2S3 Description: Mentioned by Giampaoli (1905) and D'Achiardi (1905) as an alteration product of realgar, in the form of thin yellow scales and orange-yellow spots on the former. The yellow to yellow-orange mineral mentioned by these two authors, and later by other authors, is actually pararealgar (orpiment cannot derive from the alteration of realgar, that usually alters into pararealgar). Consequently, the occurrence of orpiment from the marble cavities of this locality has to be considered as questionable (Biagioni et al., 2019). References: |
| ⓘ Pararealgar Formula: As4S4 Description: The thin yellow scales and orange-yellow spots on realgar, mentioned by Giampaoli (1905) and D'Achiardi (1905), are ascribable to pararealgar (Biagioni et al., 2019). References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Pararealgar | 2.FA.15b | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment ? | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Pararealgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Pararealgar | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Apennine OrogenAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Tuscany
- Apuan AlpsMountain Range
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Ravaccione quarries, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy