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Thermessaite-(NH4) from
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy


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Thermessaite-(NH4)

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
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Thermessaite-(NH4)

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
08782130017272471899567.jpg
Thermessaite-(NH4)

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
06602980017531169751594.jpg
Thermessaite-(NH4)

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
08782130017272471899567.jpg
Thermessaite-(NH4)

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
06602980017531169751594.jpg
Thermessaite-(NH4)

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
Locality type:Crater
Classification
Species:Thermessaite-(NH4)
Formula:(NH4)2AlF3(SO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thermessaite-(NH4) data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:767155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:767155:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2012) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012. CNMNC Newsletter No 12. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) 151-155 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.151
Garavelli, A., Pinto, D., Mitolo, D., Kolitsch, U (2017) Thermessaite-(NH4): another piece of the puzzle of the evolution of sublimate deposition at “La Fossa” crater fumaroles, in Abstract book. Joint SIMP-SGI-AIV-SoGeI 2017 Conference "Geosciences: a tool in a changing world", Società Geologica Italiana. Pisa, Italy. 122 doi:10.3301/ABSGI/2017.01
Garavelli, Anna, Pinto, Daniela, Mitolo, Donatella, Kolitsch, Uwe (2021) Thermessaite-(NH4), (NH4)2AlF3(SO4), a new fumarole mineral from La Fossa crater at Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (5) 665-672 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.69
 
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