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Locality Name:
Sant'Anastasia, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 31646
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31646.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sant'Anastasia, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Cupa Dell'Olivella
Fosso Cancherone
Lagno Amendolare
Trapolino Quarry (Cava Nuova)

Latitude: 40°51'0"N
Longitude: 14°24'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.85,14.416388888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeHumiteLudwigiteNatroliteNickelineNone
PseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScapoliteSodaliteSpinelThomsoniteTitanite
TridymiteVesuvianiteZircon

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marialite  (*)Merlinoite  (*)Microsommite  (*)Montesommaite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Periclase  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Potassic-fluoro-richterite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Vonsenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1687338803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1687331627
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21687333092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1687321036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)268730,687323250
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)168733115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)368730,68732,6873327770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6268730,687334135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21687339895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6168732944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1687338173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21687339617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16873224243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31687301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O268730,687326890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)168732158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3368731,68732,6873314640
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F216873280
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH168730367
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4268731,6873298
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4268730,6873114899
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl168730139
Merlinoite  (*)NoneK5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64·24H2O268732,6873317
Microsommite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite Cancrinite[(Na,K)6(SO4)][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]1687307
Montesommaite  (*)NoneK9(Si23Al9)O64·10H2O1687333
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)168733884
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO168732114
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O16873271
Potassic-fluoro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F216873211
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O5168732164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216873039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81687339056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216873061156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl168733444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4268730,687321934
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O168730452
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2168733236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1687304899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101687321395
Vonsenite  (*)LudwigiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)16873062
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1687335251



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