The abandoned quarries are located on the northern slope of Monte Somma,
Ref.:
- Carati, M. (1982: Guida alla mineralogia vesuvian, Bologna, Ed. Calderini
- Rosi M., Santacroce R.(1983): The A.D. 472 "Pollena" eruption: volcanological and petrological data for this poorly known plinian-type event at Vesuvius, J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 17, 249-271.
- Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I Minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI
For an old but interesting article see:
http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/arc/vesuviusii.htm
and:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7679/som-ves.htm
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