Torano quarries

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44.0000° N, 10.0000° E · ± 10 km

Quartz from Tuscany, Italy, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Quartz

Quartz at Torano quarries

Quartz here is a minor accessory in fractures of Carrara marble, together with adularia and anatase.

Formula: SiO₂
Associated minerals: Albiteanatasecalcite dolomiteK-feldspar including adulariapyritesulvanite
History: The Handbook of Mineralogy names Carrara among the classic European quartz localities.

Sources: SRC-093 SRC-084

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Geology of the locality

Setting: Group of marble quarries near Torano village, Carrara, in the Apuan Alps; minerals occur in fractures and small mineralized joints in the marble
Host rock: Marble
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy

Mindat gives only an estimated position (about 44 N, 10 E, error roughly 8 km), so the coordinates are approximate. The name covers several quarry basins such as Pescina-Boccanaglia and Crestola.

Sources: SRC-093

Sources

SRC-093 · Database
Torano quarries, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyMindat.org
SRC-084 · Book
Handbook of Mineralogy - QuartzAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2001 · Mineralogical Society of America / Mineral Data Publishing

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.