| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Adamite Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Aikinite Formula: PbCuBiS3 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite Formula: CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Andradite var. Topazolite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Piastra Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information) Description: As inclusions in quartz crystals (Aloisi, 1909; Orlandi & Bellè, 2002, and other authors).
Probale anhydrite as inclusion in sellaite crystal (Pelloux, 1919). |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyMonte Brugiana manganese mineralisation (Artana Mn deposit; Monte Brugiana - La Rocchetta), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: Monte Brugiana manganese mineralisation (Artana Mn deposit; Monte Brugiana - La Rocchetta), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyPratazzolo Quarry (Pratazzolo B Quarry; Pulcinacchia), Pescina-Boccanaglia quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Calagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Piastra Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information)Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information) |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Brannerite Formula: UTi2O6 |
| ⓘ Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ Brookite Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ Cannizzarite Formula: Pb48Bi56S132 Localities: Val Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Carraraite Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: Canalgrande Quarry (Canalgrande B Quarry; Montecatini Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: Calagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information) |
| ⓘ Chalcophyllite Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O Localities: Gioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chloritoid Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information) |
| ⓘ Formula: HgS Description: Erroneously attributed to the Gioia quarries by Orlandi (1999), the mineral was actually found in the Madielle quarries, Massa (Orlandi & Bellè, 2002). |
| ⓘ Claraite Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14 · 7H2O Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFior di Chiara Quarry (Fiordichiara Quarry; Fiordichiara quarries), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Localities: Crestola Bassa Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyPratazzolo Quarry (Pratazzolo B Quarry; Pulcinacchia), Pescina-Boccanaglia quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Colusite Formula: Cu13VAs3S16 |
| ⓘ Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Cornubite Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Cosalite Formula: Pb2Bi2S5 Localities: Val Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Cualstibite Formula: Cu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] References: Guastoni, A., Gentile, P., Nestola, F., Camarda, S. and Sanguineti, D. (2018) Cualstibite di cava Gioia, Casette, Massa (MS). Novità di Mineralogia sistematica italiana. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 42 (3), 210-212. |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Dawsonite Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Delchiaroite (TL) Formula: Cu3I(CH3S)2 Type Locality: References: Biagioni, C., Moëlo, Y., Sejkora, Y., Criscuolo, A. and Dolníček, Z. (2026) Delchiaroite, IMA 2025-076. CNMNC Newsletter 89, Mineralogical Magazine, 90, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2026.10199 Biagioni, Cristian; Sejkora, Jiří; Moëlo, Yves; Criscuolo, Antonino; Dolníček, Zdeněk (2026) When mineralogy meets the organic chemistry: delchiaroite, Cu 3 I(CH 3 S) 2 , the first copper iodide–methanethiolate from the Carrara marble quarries, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 38 (2). 153-167 doi:10.5194/ejm-38-153-2026 |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Localities: Calagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: A greenish, elongated, pseudoprismatic crystal, attaining ca. 1 mm in length, was classified as epidote by D'Achiardi (1906). XRD analyses performed by Paolo Orlandi on the same crystal have shown that it is sphalerite with an unusual habit (Franzini et al., 1982). |
| ⓘ Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Fraipontite Formula: (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gasparite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(AsO4) |
| ⓘ Geocronite Formula: Pb14Sb6S23 |
| ⓘ Formula: Al(OH)3 Description: The mineral previously classified as gibbsite (Orlandi & Bianchi, 1976) is nordstandite (Orlandi & Del Chiaro, 1989). |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Localities: Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halloysite Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) Localities: La Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Iron Rose Formula: Fe2O3 References: Bonotti, F., Cattani, A., Granai, F., Michelucci, E., and Morino, A. (2019) Ematite e quarzo cloritizzato. Un nuovo ritrovamento dalle cave di marmo di Carrara. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 43, 1 (1-2019), 46-49. |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCanalgrande Quarry (Canalgrande B Quarry; Montecatini Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ 'Hydrohalloysite' Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Jordanite Formula: Pb14As6S23 |
| ⓘ Kësterite Formula: Cu2ZnSnS4 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Lavendulan Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O Localities: La Piana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
ⓘ 'Limonite'Localities: Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyPiastriccioni C Quarry, Pescina-Boccanaglia quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyPonti di Vara quarries, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCrestola Bassa Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 Description: Described at Lorano quarries by Orlandi et al. (1980) as lithiophorite, in the form of dark brown earthy globules in association with quartz and dolomite. Chemical analyses showed the presence of abundant Mn and traces of Zi, Ni, Cu, and Co. According to Biagioni et al. (2019), it is unlikely that this mineral is lithiophorite, due to the absence of Al. It is more correctly ascribable to an uncharachterised manganese oxide (see manganese oxides). |
| ⓘ Livingstonite Formula: HgSb4S6(S2) |
| ⓘ Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Localities: Lucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyMonte Brugiana manganese mineralisation (Artana Mn deposit; Monte Brugiana - La Rocchetta), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Description: Described as lithiophorite by Orlandi et al. (1980), in the form of dark brown earthy globules in association with quartz and dolomite. Chemical analyses showed the presence of abundant Mn and traces of Zi, Ni, Cu, and Co. According to Biagioni et al. (2019), it is unlikely that this mineral is lithiophorite, due to the absence of Al. Consequently, it is more correctly ascribable to an uncharachterised manganese oxide. |
| ⓘ Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyColonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Localities: Lucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarbonera Quarry (Carbonera B Quarry; Vennai Quarry; Carbonera-Vennai-Ciresuola quarries), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Mixite Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Moëloite Formula: Pb6Sb6S14(S3) Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLorano quarries (Lorano I Quarry; Lorano II Quarry; Lorano Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mushistonite Formula: (Cu,Zn,Fe2+)[Sn(OH)6] |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu References: Biagioni, Cristian; Sejkora, Jiří; Moëlo, Yves; Criscuolo, Antonino; Dolníček, Zdeněk (2026) When mineralogy meets the organic chemistry: delchiaroite, Cu 3 I(CH 3 S) 2 , the first copper iodide–methanethiolate from the Carrara marble quarries, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 38 (2). 153-167 doi:10.5194/ejm-38-153-2026 |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Nordstrandite Formula: Al(OH)3 Localities: Fossa degli Angeli Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Orpiment ? Formula: As2S3 Localities: Bicchieri Quarry (Lorano Basso Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information)Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information)Ravaccione quarries (Ravaccione Quarry; Torrione Quarry; Tecchione Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy ? (more information)(more information) Description: Mentioned by D'Achiardi (1905) as an alteration product of realgar, in the form of thin yellow scales and orange-yellow spots on the former. The yellow to yellow-orange mineral mentioned by this author, and later by other authors, is actually pararealgar (orpiment cannot derive from the alteration of realgar, that usually alters into pararealgar). Consequently, the occurrence of orpiment from the marble cavities of this locality has to be considered as questionable (Biagioni et al., 2019). |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Oxy-dravite Formula: Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O References: Mauro, D., Biagioni, C., Hålenius, U., Skogby, H., Dottorini, V., Bosi, F. (2022) Nickel- and Fe3+-rich oxy-dravite from the Artana Mn prospect, Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy) Journal of GEOsciences, 67 (2) 141-150 |
| ⓘ Pararealgar Formula: As4S4 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyRavaccione quarries (Ravaccione Quarry; Torrione Quarry; Tecchione Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyBicchieri Quarry (Lorano Basso Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Description: The thin yellow scales and orange-yellow spots on realgar, described by D'Achiardi (1899 and 1905) and Giampaoli, are ascribable to pararealgar (Biagioni et al., 2019). |
| ⓘ Parnauite Formula: Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Piemontite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Colour: Deep red. Description: REE-rich piemontite with total amount of rare earth elements ranging from 2.85 to 8.06 (oxides) wt% (La is the prevaling element). It appears as bended veinleits, about 1 cm thiek, cuttinga quartzite matrix. Associated minerals are braunite, Mn-oxides, titanite, apatite and mica. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Fossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyMonte Brugiana manganese mineralisation (Artana Mn deposit; Monte Brugiana - La Rocchetta), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Most are short-prismatic, but elongated and tapered crystals occur. Aloisi (1909) reported 36 different crystallographic forms.
Colour: colorless Description: Perfectly clear rock crystals with good luster ("Diamanti di Carrara"). Rich in crystallographic forms. Crystals up to 10 cm have been found. Their first description is given by Agostino Del Riccio (1597). |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyPratazzolo Quarry (Pratazzolo B Quarry; Pulcinacchia), Pescina-Boccanaglia quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyBicchieri Quarry (Lorano Basso Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyRavaccione quarries (Ravaccione Quarry; Torrione Quarry; Tecchione Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy(more information) |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyArtana Quarry (Artana B Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Roscoelite Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Seligmannite Formula: PbCuAsS3 Localities: Calagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti quarries, Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCanalgrande Quarry (Canalgrande B Quarry; Montecatini Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Sellaite Formula: MgF2 |
| ⓘ Semseyite Formula: Pb9Sb8S21 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Smythite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. Habit: Acicular aggregates Colour: White Description: This species is not so common in the Carrara marble district. Usually aggregates reach 1-1.5 mm in size and they can be found in veins filled with crystallized calcite (see pictured specimens). |
| ⓘ Sulvanite Formula: Cu3VS4 |
| ⓘ Tangeite Formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Theisite Formula: Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Piana Quarry, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) Description: Found only once at Val Bona quarry, as a mm-sized globular aggregate, characterised by a "bread-crust" surface, white-greenish in colour, friable, overgrown by small chalcopyrite crystals. Chemical analyses (Orlandi & Del Chiaro, 1989) showed a ThO2 content close to 55 wt.%, UO2 close to 40 wt.%, and a low amount of SiO2 (5 wt.%). According to these authors, the mineral could be classified as an intermediate member between "thorogummite" and coffinite. "Thorogummite" has been discredited as a valid species in 2014 (IMA14-B). However, Biagioni et al. (2019) have pointed out that, if the chemical data given by Orlandi & Del Chiaro (1989) are reliable, the empirical chemical formula for "thorogummite" from Val Bona, recalculated on the basis of (Th+U) = 1 atom per formula unit, is (Th0.58U0.42)(SiO4)0.23(OH)3.08, i.e. that of a phase different from thorite. Consequently, further studies on this specimen would be desirable. |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x Description: Found only once at Val Bona quarry, as a mm-sized globular aggregate, characterised by a "bread-crust" surface, white-greenish in colour, friable, overgrown by small chalcopyrite crystals. Chemical analyses (Orlandi & Del Chiaro, 1989) showed a ThO2 content close to 55 wt.%, UO2 close to 40 wt.%, and a low amount of SiO2 (5 wt.%). According to these authors, the mineral could be classified as an intermediate member between "thorogummite" and coffinite. "Thorogummite" has been discredited as a valid species in 2014 (IMA14-B). However, Biagioni et al. (2019) have pointed out that, if the chemical data given by Orlandi & Del Chiaro (1989) are reliable, the empirical chemical formula for "thorogummite" from Val Bona, recalculated on the basis of (Th+U) = 1 atom per formula unit, is (Th0.58U0.42)(SiO4)0.23(OH)3.08, i.e. that of a phase different from thorite. Consequently, further studies on this specimen would be desirable. |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Todorokite Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCalagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tyrolite Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O Localities: La Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFior di Chiara Quarry (Fiordichiara Quarry; Fiordichiara quarries), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy Description: Determined at Pisa University by Paolo Orlandi |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyGioia quarries, Colonnata, Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Vaesite Formula: NiS2 Localities: Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Vésigniéite Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 Localities: Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Pulita Quarry (Valpulita Quarry), Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyVal Bona Quarry (Valbona Quarry), Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Volborthite Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ Zaccagnaite (TL) Formula: Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O Localities: Calagio quarries (Calagio Quarry; Olmo Quarry), Colonnata quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLa Facciata Quarry, Torano quarrying basin, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyFior di Chiara Quarry (Fiordichiara Quarry; Fiordichiara quarries), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Zincalstibite (TL) Formula: Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6] Localities: Fantiscritti, Miseglie quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyLucchetti Quarry (Strinato B Quarry; Strinato Quarry), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, ItalyCarbonera Quarry (Carbonera B Quarry; Vennai Quarry; Carbonera-Vennai-Ciresuola quarries), Fantiscritti, Miseglia quarrying basin (Miseglia-Fantiscritti quarrying basin; Fantiscritti quarrying basin), Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy |
| ⓘ Zincolivenite Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH) References: Biagioni, Cristian; Sejkora, Jiří; Moëlo, Yves; Criscuolo, Antonino; Dolníček, Zdeněk (2026) When mineralogy meets the organic chemistry: delchiaroite, Cu 3 I(CH 3 S) 2 , the first copper iodide–methanethiolate from the Carrara marble quarries, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 38 (2). 153-167 doi:10.5194/ejm-38-153-2026 |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: As an accessory mineral in the rock. |