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


mindat Locality ID: 2170
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2170.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

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

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteBaddeleyiteBruciteCalcite
CancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayCorundumEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsum
HarmotomeHumiteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNoneOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxene
RocksaltScapoliteScheeliteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelThomsoniteTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianite
WollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

77 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Aphthitalite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cuspidine  (*)Davyne  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Ekanite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)
Fluoborite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geikielite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hiortdahlite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaliophilite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Lazurite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meionite  (*)
Merlinoite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montesommaite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Norbergite  (*)Periclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Potassic-fluoro-richterite  (*)Potassic-richterite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Sarcolite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)
Vaterite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2077
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO20238
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0115
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F20236
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F4067
Davyne  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite[(Na,K)6(SO4)0.5Cl][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]017
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O20016
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O093
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O016
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2054
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F3052
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3070
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)0158
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3021
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2080
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaliophilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO408
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4058
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O037
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)0176
Merlinoite  (*)NoneK5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64·24H2O017
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Montesommaite  (*)NoneK9(Si23Al9)O64·10H2O03
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Norbergite  (*)HumiteMg3(SiO4)F2037
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO0114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30495
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O071
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Potassic-fluoro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F2011
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2021
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0598
Sarcolite  (*)NoneNa4Ca12Al8Si12O46(SiO4,PO4)(OH,H2O)4(CO3,Cl)06
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O0183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO20236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2073
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)037
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4083
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O70140



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-136San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italyhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-136


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