Homogeneous medium-coarse grained granite, with a uniform pink color linked to the color of the K-feldspar. Mineralogical composition: K-feldspar (more abundant than white Montorfano), quartz, plagioclase (oligoclase), biotite; fluorite, white mica, zeolites, epidote, allanite, zircon, Fe-olivine and magnetite are accessory minerals locally present in granite.

Location of extraction:
Baveno

Geological relevance:
Late Variscan magmatism (280 Ma)

MAIN USES

Civil and industrial construction: indoor and outdoor floors and coverings, treads, risers, skirtings, thresholds, windowsills, window surrounds, portals, frames, covers, balconies, shelves, columns.
Urban furniture: curbs, road paving, benches, fountains, flower boxes.
Furnishings: fireplaces, tables, kitchen and bathroom countertops.
Funerary art: monuments, chapels.