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Grotta dello Zolfo (Grotta di Allume), Miseno, Bacoli, Naples, Campania, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 47' 35'' North , 14° 5' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.79333,14.08417
GeoHash:
G#: sr6006py2
GRN:
N28E08
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bacoli25,590 (2015)1.0km
Monte di Procida12,975 (2014)2.9km
Pozzuoli45,575 (2015)5.7km
Cigliano342 (2014)6.6km
Privata Monterusso180 (2014)6.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
2072
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2072:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0d927b92-2034-40f4-a23f-3f367fe2db0e
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grotta dello Zolfo (Grotta di Allume), Miseno, Bacoli, Campi Flegrei, Provincia di Napoli, Complesso vulcanico flegreo, Campania, Italia


Tufa cavern with fumarolic formations located NE of Porto di Miseno (Bacoli municipality).


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10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alum-(K)
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Habit: Incrostations
Colour: White
Fluorescence: Blue
Description: Very large crystal of alunogen
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Metavoltine
Formula: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Description:
ⓘ Misenite (TL)
Formula: K8H6(SO4)7
Type Locality:
Habit: Monoclin
Colour: Orange
Description: Occurred as a transient efflorescence in a fumarole.
ⓘ Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Selenium
Formula: Se
ⓘ Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Tamarugite
Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Habit: Octaeheral
Colour: Black

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSulphur1.CC.05S8
ⓘSelenium1.CC.10Se
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMisenite (TL)7.AD.15K8H6(SO4)7
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘPickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘTamarugite7.CC.10NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘAlum-(K)7.CC.20KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘVoltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘMetavoltine7.DF.35K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hⓘ MiseniteK8H6(SO4)7
Hⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oⓘ MiseniteK8H6(SO4)7
Oⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Naⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Alⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sⓘ MiseniteK8H6(SO4)7
Sⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sⓘ SulphurS8
Sⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Sⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Kⓘ MiseniteK8H6(SO4)7
Kⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Kⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SeSelenium
Seⓘ SeleniumSe

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References

Klaproth, M. H. (1795) Untersuchung des natürlichen Alauns von Miseno. In Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper Vol. 1. Rottmann, Berlin. p.311-316.
Scacchi A. (1849): Memorie geologiche sulla Campania. Memoria 3a. Esame delle sostanze che si formano presso i fumaroli della Regione Flegrea. Rendiconto Accad. Sci. Napoli, 8, 317-335.
Scacchi A., (1852): Über die in den Fumarolen der phlegräischen Gefilde vorkommenden Substanzen, Journal für praktische Chemie, Vol. 55, 54-59.
Bellini R. (1901): La Grotta dello Zolfo nei Campi Flegrei. Boll. Soc. Geol. It., 20, (3), 470-475.
Zambonini F. (1907): Su alcuni minerali della Grotta dello Zolfo a Miseno. Rendiconto Accad. Sci. fis. mat. Napoli, serie 3, 46, 324-331.
Zambonini, F. (1908) Su alcuni minerali della Grotta dello Zolfo a Miseno. Rivista di Mineralogia e Cristallografia Italiana, 36, 27-37.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pages 467, 473, 620
Franco E. (1962): Su alcuni minerali della Grotta dello Zolfo (Miseno). Bollettino della Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli, 70, 3-7.
Lala A., Coslovich G. (2004): Aspetti geologici e mineralogici della Grotta dello Zolfo, Campi Flegrei. L’Appennino Meridionale, 1, 2, 167-173.
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