marble, granite, gneiss, countertops, waal and floor, building ornaments, stairs
marble, granite, gneiss, countertops, waal and floor, building ornaments, stairs
Beola Ghiandonata
Ortogneiss medium-fine grained eyeshadow with "eyes" consisting of the aggregation of leucocratic minerals (in particular potassic feldspar). Foliata-schistose heteroblastic structure with alkane-feldspathic porphyroblasts. Quartz and feldspars often aggregated to form "eyes" of leucocratic crystals. Miche in aggregates oriented to define the planes of schistosity.
Extraction area
Pianasca quarry, Villadossola (VB)
Geological location
1 - Falda Monte Rosa (Upper Pennidico) 2 - Scisti Fobello-Rimella (Austroalpino)
Prevailing uses
civil construction
industrial building
Street furniture
interior design
funerary art