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Haüyne from
Villa Inglese quarries, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Haüyne
Formula:Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Haüyne data
Locality Data:Click here to view Villa Inglese quarries, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237529
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237529:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Haüyne
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘVitiello Quarry (Cava Vitiello), Terzigno, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘSan Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘLe Novelle Quarry, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMontone Quarry, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘPollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘLagno Amendolare, Sant'Anastasia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘFondo Riccio, Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘTorregaveta, Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘRoccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
References
Scacchi, A. (1882) Della lava vesuviana dell'anno 1631. Memorie Matematiche e Fisiche della Società Italiana di Scienze (detta dei XL), 4, 8, 34+XI pages
Russo, Massimo (2003) Mineralogia Vesuviana: le cave de Villa Inglese (Torre del Greco-NA) [Vesuvian Mineralogy: The Quarries of Villa Inglese (Torre del Greco, Naples)]. Micro, 1. 1-10
 
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