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Mogentale Quarry (Valle di Mogentale Quarry), Posina, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italyi
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Mogentale Quarry (Valle di Mogentale Quarry)Quarry
PosinaCommune
Vicenza ProvinceProvince
VenetoRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 48' 1'' North , 11° 15' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.80030,11.25425
GeoHash:
G#: u20h81en5
GRN:
N31E06
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Posina228 (2014)1.2km
Castana148 (2017)4.7km
Sant'Antonio450 (2014)5.7km
Brandelleri-Codivolpe-Stonera149 (2014)6.2km
Valli del Pasubio927 (2014)6.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
420185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420185:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Case Laba - Boaro
Other Languages:
Italian:
Cava Mogentale (Cava Valle di Mogentale), Posina, Provincia di Vicenza (Vicentino), Veneto, Italia


Clay quarry near Case Laba - Boaro, to the south of Mogentale, opened in a deposit originated from hydrothermal alteration of Triassic volcanics.

The Triassic volacanics in this area contain geodes lined with quartz crystals, nodules of chalcedony, and grey-brownish agates with yellow bands.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Andreatta, C. (1950) Studio petrografico e geologico delle argille montmorillonitiche idrotermali della Valle di Mogentale presso Posina (Vicenza). Memorie dell'Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna, Classe di scienze fisiche, serie 10, 7, 51-81.
Dondi, M., Morandi, N., and Zuffi, P. (1995) Possibile impiego ceramico di vulcaniti acide ladiniche (Prealpi vicentine) e dei loro prodotti argillosi di alterazione. Mineralogica et Petrographica Acta, 38, 201-218
Boscardin, M., and Violati Tescari, O. (1996) Gemme del Vicentino. Comune di Montecchio Maggiore, Museo Civico "G. Zannato", Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), 114 pp.
Boscardin, M., Daleffe, A., Rocchetti, I., and Zordan, A. (2011) Minerali del Vicentino - Aggiornamenti, località e nuove determinazioni. Museo di Archeologia e Scienze Naturali “G. Zannato”, Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), 183 pp.
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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References

Andreatta, C. (1950) Studio petrografico e geologico delle argille montmorillonitiche idrotermali della Valle di Mogentale presso Posina (Vicenza). Memorie dell'Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna, Classe di scienze fisiche, serie 10, 7, 51-81.
Dondi, M., Morandi, N., and Zuffi, P. (1995) Possibile impiego ceramico di vulcaniti acide ladiniche (Prealpi vicentine) e dei loro prodotti argillosi di alterazione. Mineralogica et Petrographica Acta, 38, 201-218
Boscardin, M., and Violati Tescari, O. (1996) Gemme del Vicentino. Comune di Montecchio Maggiore, Museo Civico "G. Zannato", Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), 114 pp.
Boscardin, M., Daleffe, A., Rocchetti, I., and Zordan, A. (2011) Minerali del Vicentino - Aggiornamenti, località e nuove determinazioni. Museo di Archeologia e Scienze Naturali “G. Zannato”, Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), 183 pp.
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