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Pennavaire quarry, Castelbianco, Savona Province, Liguria, Italyi
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Pennavaire quarryQuarry
CastelbiancoMunicipality
Savona ProvinceProvince
LiguriaAdministrative Region
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 5' 45'' North , 8° 6' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.09594,8.10094
GeoHash:
G#: spvfb76vm
GRN:
N30E05
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Menosio200 (2014)1.8km
Arnasco563 (2012)2.0km
Zuccarello279 (2014)2.1km
Chiesa218 (2014)2.1km
Bezzo151 (2014)2.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
405132
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405132:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Pennavaire quarry site consists of an open-cast quarry intended for the extraction of limestone (Rocca Liverna limestone), it's located on the southern border of the municipal territory of Castelbianco. Access to the quarry takes place via a dirt track that crosses the Pennavaire stream with a ford, starting from the provincial road.
This abandoned quarry is of no mineralogical interest and at most there are opaque calcite crystals.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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References

Decarlis, Alessandro, Lualdi, Alberto (2011) Synrift sedimentation on the northern Tethys margin: an example from the Ligurian Alps (Upper Triassic to Lower Cretaceous, Prepiedmont domain, Italy) International Journal of Earth Sciences, 100 (7) 1589-1604 doi:10.1007/s00531-010-0587-1
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