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Montesommaite from
Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy


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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Montesommaite

Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Montesommaite
Formula:(K,Na)9Al9Si23O64 · 10H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phillipsite-K3
Merlinoite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montesommaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (28 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:348120
Long-form Identifier:1:3:348120:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montesommaite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSan Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLagno Amendolare, Sant'Anastasia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘTrapolino Quarry (Cava Nuova), Somma Vesuviana, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
References
Rouse, Roland C., Dunn, Pete J., Grice, Joel D., Schlenker, John L., Higgins, John B. (1990) Montesommaite, (K,Na)9Al9Si23O64·10H2O, a new zeolite related to merlinoite and the gismondine group. American Mineralogist, 75 (11-12) 1415-1420
 
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