marble, granite, gneiss, countertops, waal and floor, building ornaments, stairs
marble, granite, gneiss, countertops, waal and floor, building ornaments, stairs
Beola Bianca
Very fine-grained, aplitic Ortogneiss, white in color (it is the clearest variety); evident foliation and moderate mineralogical lineation. Mineralogical composition: quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, scarce micas (prevailing muscovite). An important accessory mineral is the tourmaline, in crystals of millimetric length arranged parallel to the line.
Extraction area
Pianasca quarry, Villadossola (VB)
Geological location
1 - Scrooge Fobello-Rimella (Austroalpino) 2 - Falda Monte Rosa (Upper Pennida)
Prevailing uses
civil construction
industrial building
Street furniture
interior design
funerary art