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Tremolite from
Ornavasso marble quarries, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ornavasso marble quarries, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:936064
Long-form Identifier:1:3:936064:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCandoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio South-East dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Marcio North dyke, Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘCrevoladossola Quarry, Crevoladossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘAlpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘAgarina Alp, Montecrestese, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘAgaro Lake, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘPunta della Valle, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘMonte Cervandone area, Devero Alp, Baceno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Cavallo A., Colombo A., Tunesi A. (2006): Il marmo di Ornavasso (VB, Piemonte): cave, usi storici, caratteristiche petrografiche e tecniche. In: Badino V., Baldassarre G., (eds.) (2006), Le risorse lapidee dall'antichità ad oggi in area mediterranea. Atti del convegno, Canosa di Puglia (Bari), 25-27 settembre 2006. GEAM, Torino, 173-178
 
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