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Locality Name:
Le Novelle Quarry, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy


mindat Locality ID: 123062
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123062.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Le Novelle Quarry, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°49'0"N
Longitude: 14°22'60"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.816666666667,14.383333333333
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 Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeAtacamiteCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumMicaNatroliteNone
PyroxeneScapoliteSodaliteSpinelThomsoniteZirconolite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Atacamite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fluoro-edenite  (*)
Gonnardite  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Lazurite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marialite  (*)Mullite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Fluoro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2027
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O0167
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)0158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O037
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl0139
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)078
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O70140


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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