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Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italyi
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RoccamonfinaCommune
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Monte Santa Croce

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Leucite

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Leucite

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Monte Santa Croce

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Leucite

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Leucite

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Monte Santa Croce

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Leucite

Roccamonfina, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Sessa Aurunca, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
Conca della Campania, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Roccamonfina2,338 (2014)
Fontanafredda358 (2014)
Garofali308 (2014)
Filorsi302 (2014)
Torano156 (2014)
Cese142 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
4544
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4544:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Roccamonfina, Province de Caserte, Campanie, Italie
German:
Roccamonfina, Provinz Caserta, Kampanien, Italien
Italian:
Roccamonfina, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, Italia
Russian:
Роккамонфина, Провинция Казерта, Кампания, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
罗卡蒙菲纳, 卡塞塔省, 坎帕尼亚大区, 意大利
Spanish:
Roccamonfina, Provincia de Caserta, Campania, Italia
Arabic:
روكامونفينا, مقاطعة كازيرتا, كامبانيا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Ռոքամոնֆինա, Կազերտա, Կամպանիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Roccamonfina, Casertako probintzia, Campania, Italia
Belarusian:
Рокаманфіна, Кампанія, Італія
Breton:
Roccamonfina, Proviñs Caserta, Campania, Italia
Bulgarian:
Рокамонфина, Казерта, Кампания, Италия
Catalan:
Roccamonfina, Província de Caserta, Campània, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Campania, Italya
Chechen:
Роккамонфина, Кампани, Итали
Dutch:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Campania, Italië
Esperanto:
Roccamonfina, Provinco de Kaserto, Kampanio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
روکامونفینا, استان کسرتا, کامپانیا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Roccamonfina, Caserta megye, Campania, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Roccamonfina, Provinsi Caserta, Campania, Italia
Interlingua:
Roccamonfina, Campania, Italia
Irish Gaelic:
Roccamonfina, Campania, An Iodáil
Japanese:
ロッカモンフィーナ, カゼルタ県, カンパニア州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Роккамонфина, Кампания, Италия
Korean:
로카몬피나, 카세르타현, 캄파니아주, 이탈리아
Ladin:
Roccamonfina, Talia
Latin:
Arx Monfinae, Provincia Casertana, Campania, Italia
Lombard:
Roccamonfina, Pruvincia de Caserta, Campania, Italia
Macedonian:
Рокамонфина, Казерта, Кампанија, Италија
Malay:
Roccamonfina, Wilayah Caserta, Campania, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Roccamonfina, Campania, Italia
Neapolitan:
Roccamonfina, Pruvincia 'e Caserta, Campania, Italia
Norwegian:
Roccamonfina, Provinsen Caserta, Campania, Italia
Occitan:
Roccamonfina, Província de Casèrta, Campània, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Roccamonfina, Provincia ëd Caserta, Campania, Italia
Polish:
Roccamonfina, Prowincja Caserta, Kampania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Campânia, Itália
Romanian:
Roccamonfina, Provincia Caserta, Campania, Italia
Serbian:
Roccamonfina, Казерта, Кампанија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Campania, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
روکامونفینا, کامپانیا, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Kampanien, Italien
Tagalog:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Campania, Italya
Tarantino:
Roccamonfina, Campania, Itaglie
Tatar:
Роккамонфина, Кампания, Италия
Turkish:
Roccamonfina, Caserta ili, Campania, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Роккамонфіна, Казерта, Кампанія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Italiya
Venetian:
Roccamonfina , Provincia de Caxerta, Canpania, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Campania, Ý
Volapük:
Roccamonfina, Litaliyän
Waray:
Roccamonfina, Caserta, Campania, Italya


Mineralizations found in leucitic tephrite occurring in pyroclastic flows, composed by grey tuffs with different consistence grades.

The locality is in a protected area and collecting is forbidden.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'
Description: Salite.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roccamonfina
Wikidata ID:Q58824
GeoNames ID:6537014

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References

De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
Metrich, N. (1983) Les variations chimiques des clinopyroxenes calciques, temoins de la complexite des processus petrogenetiques a l'interieur d'un reservoir magmatique (exemple des ponces des Champs Phlegreens, Campanie, Italie). Bulletin de Mineralogie, 106:3, 353-364.
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