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


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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Pyrochlore Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nepheline2
Zircon2
Baddeleyite2
Amphibole Supergroup2
Sanidine1
Biotite1
Augite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrochlore Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:479659
Long-form Identifier:1:3:479659:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrochlore Group
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
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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