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Leucite from
Orchi, Conca della Campania, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy


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Leucite

Orchi, Conca della Campania, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Leucite

Orchi, Conca della Campania, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
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Leucite

Orchi, Conca della Campania, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Leucite
Formula:K(AlSi2O6)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Leucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orchi, Conca della Campania, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:348652
Long-form Identifier:1:3:348652:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Leucite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘRoccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘFontanaradina, Sessa Aurunca, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘSanta Maria a Valogno, Sessa Aurunca, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘSolfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘMonte Olibano, Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘColle Spinazzeta, Ceccano, Frosinone Province, Lazio, Italy
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘEremo (Observatory hill; Collina del Salvatore), Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘMonti Ernici, Frosinone Province, Lazio, Italy
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘCamaldoli della Torre, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘVilla Inglese quarries, Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
References
Ghiara, Lirer, Stanzione (1973): Contributo alla conoscenza vulcanologica e petrografica del vulcano di Roccamonfina. Russo, M. (1986): Leucite ed altri minerali nelle vulcaniti primordiali del Roccamonfina. Notiziario del Gruppo Mineralogico Geologico Napoletano, 15, 13-19.
 
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