Mineral Evolution Database

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

mindat Locality ID: 158509
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158509.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Le Novelle Quarry
San Vito

Latitude: 40°49'0"N
Longitude: 14°22'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.816666666667,14.383055555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aphthitalite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baddeleyite
Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Ettringite	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Harmotome	Humite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None	Olivine
Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Rocksalt	Scapolite	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Thomsonite
Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wöhlerite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aphthitalite Aragonite Atacamite Baddeleyite
Brucite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Ettringite Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Harmotome Humite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite None Olivine
Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Rocksalt Scapolite Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Thomsonite
Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wöhlerite Zircon Zirconolite

87 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Aphthitalite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-K ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Corundum ()*
Cuspidine ()*	Davyne ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ekanite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Ettringite ()*	Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*	Ferro-pargasite ()*	Fluoborite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluoro-edenite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Geikielite ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haüyne ()*
Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hiortdahlite ()*	Humite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaliophilite ()*	Låvenite ()*	Lazurite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marialite ()*	Meionite ()*	Merlinoite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montesommaite ()*	Mullite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Norbergite ()*
Periclase ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phillipsite-K ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Potassic-fluoro-richterite ()*
Potassic-richterite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Sarcolite ()*	Siderazot ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*
Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tschermakite ()*
Vaterite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wöhlerite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68722	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	68722	1022
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	2	68720,68722	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	68722	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	68722	1036
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	1	68722	77
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	68722	3250
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	68720	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	68722	2060
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	1	68722	238
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	2	68721,68722	115
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	68722	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	68722	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	68722	4979
Chabazite-K ()*	Chabazite	(K₂NaCa_0.5)[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·11H₂O	0		30
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	68722	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	1	68722	285
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	68720	3531
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1	68722	236
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	68722	1797
Cuspidine ()*	Wöhlerite	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄	1	68722	67
Davyne ()*	Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite	[(Na,K)₆(SO₄)_0.5Cl][Ca₂Cl₂][(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)]	1	68722	17
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	68722	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	68722	9895
Ekanite ()*	Amorphous	Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀	1	68722	16
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	68720	944
Ettringite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₆Al₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·27H₂O	1	68722	93
Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*	Scheelite	CeNbO₄·0.3H₂O	1	68722	16
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68722	54
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	1	68722	52
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	68722	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	68722	9617
Fluoro-edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂F₂	1	68720	27
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	68722	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	68722	24243
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃	1	68722	70
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	1	68720	167
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	68722	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	68722	6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	2	68720,68722	158
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	1	68722	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	68720	14640
Hiortdahlite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄(Ca_0.5Zr_0.5)Zr(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	1	68722	21
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	1	68722	80
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	68722	341
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	68722	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	68722	2228
Kaliophilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄	1	68722	8
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	1	68722	58
Lazurite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃)^1-·H₂O	2	68720,68722	37
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	68720,68722	14899
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	1	68720	139
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1	68722	176
Merlinoite ()*	None	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄·24H₂O	1	68722	17
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	68722	5800
Montesommaite ()*	None	K₉(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄·10H₂O	1	68722	3
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	1	68720	78
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	68722	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	68722	884
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂	1	68722	37
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1	68722	114
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	1	68722	495
Phillipsite-K ()*	Harmotome	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	1	68722	71
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	68720,68722	2273
Potassic-fluoro-richterite ()*	Amphibole	K(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂F₂	1	68722	11
Potassic-richterite ()*	Amphibole	K(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68722	21
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	68722	39462
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	68721,68722	598
Sarcolite ()*	None	Na₄Ca₁₂Al₈Si₁₂O₄₆(SiO₄,PO₄)(OH,H₂O)₄(CO₃,Cl)	1	68722	6
Siderazot ()*	None	Fe₃N_1.33	1	68721	4
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1	68722	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	68722	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	68722	1934
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	1	68722	183
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	2	68720,68722	452
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	1	68722	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	68722	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	68722	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68722	2562
Tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	68722	73
Vaterite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)	1	68722	37
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	2	68721,68722	1395
Wöhlerite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	1	68722	83
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	68722	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	68722	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	68722	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	2	68720,68722	140

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-136	San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-136

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