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Spinel from
San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy


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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Spinel

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite9
Calzirtite7
Humite6
Clinohumite5
Norbergite5
Phlogopite4
Perovskite4
Meionite3
Pyroxene Group3
Fluorapatite2
Humite Group2
Molybdenite2
Chondrodite1
Fluorellestadite1
Zirconolite1
Davyne1
Dolomite1
Diopside1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (126 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10423
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10423:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLagno di Pollena, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCupa dell'Olivella, Sant'Anastasia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLagno Amendolare, Sant'Anastasia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘCamaldoli della Torre, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘVilla Inglese quarries, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘFiano tuff quarries, Nocera Inferiore, Salerno, Campania, Italy
References
Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI
 
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