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Faraglione Nico (Faraglione Nicu), Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Aragonite
Faraglione Nico, Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Faraglione Nico (Faraglione Nicu), Porto Levante, Isola di Vulcano, Lipari, Isole Eolie, Messina, Sicilia, Italia

The Faraglione Nico (or Nicu) is situated prospicient the sea in a zone, very near to Porto di Levante, known as "Acque Calde".

The Faraglione Nico (or Nicu) is the locality in which there was placed the Alum Grotto (Grotta dell'Allume) collapsed in 1940's.

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In literature the locality is generally described under the accomunate toponym of "Baia di Levante" that means the small gulf where is the port (see also Faraglione Ranni and Vulcanello mindat localities).



Mineral List

Alunogen
Aragonite
Boussingaultite
Chalcanthite
Copiapite
Coquimbite
Gypsum
Kalinite ?
Melanterite
Millosevichite
Opal
Pickeringite
Salammoniac
Sassolite
Sideronatrite
Sulphur
Tamarugite
Voltaite


18 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.

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References

- GARAVELLI, A., GRASSO, M.F., VURRO, F. (1996): Mineral occurrence and depositional processes at Baia di Levante area (Vulcano Island, Italy). Mineralogica et Petrographica Acta, 39, 251-261.

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