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


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Calcite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spinel9
Humite5
Mica Group3
Phlogopite3
Quartz2
Clinohumite2
Norbergite2
Humite Group2
Uraninite2
Biotite1
Calzirtite1
Zirconolite1
Geikielite1
Fluorite1
Hydromagnesite1
Perovskite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:213400
Long-form Identifier:1:3:213400:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
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
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘTrapolino Quarry (Cava Nuova), Somma Vesuviana, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘCamaldoli della Torre, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘVitiello Quarry (Cava Vitiello), Terzigno, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘVilla Inglese quarries, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘScrajo Terme, Vico Equense, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘMonte Olibano, Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
References
Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI
Balassone, Giuseppina, Scordari, Fernando, Lacalamita, Maria, Schingaro, Emanuela, Mormone, Angela, Piochi, Monica, Petti, Carmela, Mondillo, Nicola (2013) Trioctahedral micas in xenolithic ejecta from recent volcanism of the Somma-Vesuvius (Italy): Crystal chemistry and genetic inferences. Lithos, 160. 84-97 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2012.12.004
 
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