ABSTRACT
The province of Brescia, as well as the sedimentary outcrops that characterize the most of territory, also shows igneous and metamorphic rocks.
The “Corna” formation of the sedimentary series of the Southern Alps emerges by outcrops spread on the hills north-east of Brescia; two stones are quarried from this formation: Botticino, whose use is testified in Milan and other towns (Brescia, Mantua and Cremona) starting from the Roman period to the thirties; Breccia aurora, employed for decoration mainly in the 20th century.
Other sedimentary rocks are light and dark limestones, such as Maiolica, Médolo, Nero venato, Occhiadino, Rezzato, Scaglia or sandstones, such as Pietra Simona.
The two igneous stones present in this province are a dark red rhyolitic ignimbrite (Porfido Monumentale) and a dark, spotted white diorite (Tonalite).
The metamorphic rock is a whitish to pinkish marble (Vezza d’Oglio) pertaining to “Falda Ortles - Campo, Unità di Peio” of the metamorphic basement (Pre-Permian).
