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Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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| Seravezza quarrying basin | Group of Quarries |
| Seravezza | Commune |
| Lucca Province | Province |
| Tuscany | Region |
| Italy | Country |
Seravezza quarrying basin, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 58' 59'' North , 10° 13' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ripa-Pozzi-Querceta-Ponterosso | 9,859 (2016) | 1.2km |
| Seravezza | 1,194 (2014) | 1.5km |
| Strettoia | 2,722 (2014) | 2.0km |
| Riomagno | 226 (2014) | 2.1km |
| Capriglia | 255 (2014) | 2.2km |
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Italian:
Bacino estrattivo di Seravezza, Seravezza, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italia
Marble quarries located near Seravezza town. Marble quarries are on the eastern slope of Monte Trambiserra (Pitone area) and on the SW slope of Monte Ornato (Ceragiola area and Monte Costa area).
Pitone area hosts two quarries (both abandoned since 1984): Biagi quarry and Tessa quarry. Monte Costa area hosts several quarries but only one is still active. Ceragiola area includes Tognetti quarry, Bigi quarry, and Agostini quarry.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities57 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Adamite Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) Habit: globular aggregates Colour: apple-green Description: It was found at the Costa quarry. |
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: tabular |
| β Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Habit: prismatic xls Colour: pale lead gray Description: xls are smaller than 1 mm. All known samples were collected at the Costa quarry. |
| β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Description: It was found at Tognetti quarry (Ceragiola area) but also at the Pitone area. |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: tabular Colour: milky white Description: xls up to 2 cm. |
| β Formula: Pb12As16S36 Habit: acicular Colour: black Description: The analyses published in Orlandi et al. (1996), with Sb~As, clearly do not agree with those of baumhauerite; the sample might be either twinnite or guettardite (comment Uwe Kolitsch & Dan Topa).
The sample was found at the Pitone quarry. |
| β Bernarlottiite (TL) Formula: Pb6(As5Sb3)S18 Type Locality: References: Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 20. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (3) 549-558 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.3.05 Orlandi, Paolo, Biagioni, Cristian, Bonaccorsi, Elena, MoΓ«lo, Yves, Paar, Werner H. (2017) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) XXI. Bernarlottiite, Pb12(As10Sb6)Ξ£16S36, a new N = 3.5 member of the sartorite homologous series from the Ceragiola marble quarry: occurrence and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29 (4) 713-726 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2625 |
| β 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O Colour: white Description: Only one specimen. Pseudomorphs after acicular xls of lead sulphoantimonides. |
| β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 Localities: Habit: acicular xls Colour: black Description: xls up to 1 cm. |
| β Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Localities: Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy Monte Costa quarry, Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy Pitone quarry, Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy Ceragiola quarries, Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy Habit: acicular xls Colour: dark grey |
| β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 Habit: tabular and twinned or square bypiramidal xls Colour: dark lead grey |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Habit: rhombohedral xls |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Habit: prismatic xls or sprays of xls Colour: colorless, white Description: xls up to 1 mm. |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Habit: tabular xls Colour: gray |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: bisphenoidal xls Colour: yellow |
| β Colusite Formula: Cu13VAs3S16 Localities: Habit: tetrahedral xls Colour: bronze-yellow Description: xls up to 4 mm. It has been found at Costa quarry and Pitone quarry. |
| β Dadsonite Formula: Pb23Sb25S60Cl |
| β Disulfodadsonite (TL) Formula: Pb11Sb13S30(S2)0.5 Type Locality: References: Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2012) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012. CNMNC Newsletter No 12. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) 151-155 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.151 Orlandi, Paolo, Biagioni, Cristian, MoΓ«lo, Yves, Bonaccorsi, Elena (2014) Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy) XIV. Disulfodadsonite, Pb11Sb13S30(S2)0.5, a new mineral from the Ceragiola marble quarry, Apuan Alps: occurrence and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 25 (6) 1005-1016 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2013/0025-2330 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Habit: rhombohedral xls, saddle like aggregates. Colour: white Description: xls up to 1 cm. |
| β Duftite Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH) Colour: apple-green Description: It was found at Tognetti quarry. It is the alteration pseudomorph of a sulfosalt in acicular xls. |
| β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Localities: Habit: tabular xls Colour: black-pitch Description: It has been found at Pitone quarry. xls up to 4-5 mm. |
| β Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 Habit: bisphenoidal xls Colour: bronze Description: No precise chemical data are available, so it is not possible the attribution to luzonite or famatinite. It was found in the Ceragiola and Pitone areas. |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: cubic xls Colour: colorless, purple Description: Rare in Pitone area, it is more common in Ceragiola quarries. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Habit: cubic, octahedric, cube-octahedric xls |
| β Formula: Pb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57 References: |
| β Guettardite Formula: Pb8(Sb0.56As0.44)16S32 Localities: Habit: prismatic to acicular xls, sometimes tabular Colour: black Fluorescence: none Description: It has been found in Ceragiola and Pitone quarries.
Aggregate of tabular crystals, blacks, shiny. The guettardite of this location is the best in the world, as described by Dr. Biagioni, in his book: " Minerali della Provincia di Lucca", pagg 159-60, edited by AMI, Associazione Mineralogica Italiana, 2009: Β« The guettardite was found only in the quarries of the basin Seravezza in the Ceragiola and in the quarry of Python. The crystals are prismatic dress up to acicular, sometimes tabular; the color is black, with metallic luster (Orlandi et al., 1996). The size of the crystals can exceed the centimeterΒ». (translated freely from Italian). |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Izoklakeite Formula: Pb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57 |
| β Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| β Jordanite Formula: Pb14As6S23 |
| β 'K Feldspar' Colour: milky Description: It was found at the Pitone quarries. xls up to 1 cm. |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Colour: milky Description: It was found at the Pitone quarries. xls up to 1 cm. |
| β Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Habit: bisphenoidal xls Colour: bronze Description: No precise chemical data are available, so it is not possible the attribution to luzonite or famatinite. It was found in the Ceragiola and Pitone areas. |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Millerite Formula: NiS |
| β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β MoΓ«loite (TL) Formula: Pb6Sb6S14(S3) Localities: |
| β Native Sulphur Formula: S8 Habit: normally rounded Colour: yellow |
| β Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| β Robinsonite Formula: Pb4Sb6S13 |
| β Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
Seravezza quarrying basin, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy