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


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Zircon

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

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

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

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
06555100017272007009670.jpg
Zircon

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

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

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

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
06555100017272007009670.jpg
Zircon

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

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

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

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Thorite9
Sanidine5
Britholite-(Ce)3
Pyrochlore Group2
Guarinite2
Låvenite1
Biotite1
Glass1
Calcium Amphibole Subgroup1
Baddeleyite1
Phlogopite1
Fergusonite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (62 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:479654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:479654:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
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
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘTrapolino Quarry (Cava Nuova), Somma Vesuviana, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘTorregaveta, Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘCorigliano, Sessa Aurunca, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘGarigliano River mouth (Foce Garigliano Mine), Sessa Aurunca, Roccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, 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
Sun, Yi, Schmitt, Axel K., Häger, Tobias, Schneider, Marcus, Pappalardo, Lucia, Russo, Massimo (2021) Natural blue zircon from Vesuvius. Mineralogy and Petrology, 115 (1). 21-36 doi:10.1007/s00710-020-00727-7
 
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