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Poggio Dovizia Quarry (Poggio Domizio Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Poggio Dovizia Quarry (Poggio Domizio Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy

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Poggio Dovizia Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Gypsum

Poggio Dovizia Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Gypsum

Poggio Dovizia Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 6' 3'' North , 10° 7' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.10088,10.12264
GeoHash:
G#: spz4yk744
GRN:
N30E06
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Torano670 (2014)1.7km
Miseglia449 (2014)2.0km
Bedizzano797 (2014)2.5km
Codena745 (2014)2.7km
Sorgnano387 (2014)2.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
310271
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310271:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Cava di Poggio Dovizia (Cava di Poggio Domizio), Bacino estrattivo di Torano, Carrara, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia


Inactive marble quarry at Poggio Dovizia (or Poggio della Dovizia), a hill dividing the hydrographic basin of Canale di Lorano from the head of the Torano valley (Canal Bianco-Ravaccione hydrographic basin), on the right side of the Torano valley.

This quarrying area is identifiable with the toponym Poggio Domizio used by the old authors (e.g., Repetti, 1820 and 1838; Zaccagna, 1881; Giampaoli, 1898; D'Achiardi, 1905).

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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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.
Giampaoli, A. (1897) I marmi di Carrara. Tipografia Nistri, Pisa, 40 pp.
D’Achiardi, G. (1905) I minerali dei marmi di Carrara. Parte II. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, 21, 236-264
Franzini, M., Orlandi, P., Bracci, G., and Dalena, D. (1982) I minerali del marmo di Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana Ed., Milano, 110 pp.
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