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Villa Inglese quarries, Torre del Greco, Mt. Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Quarries working in the lava erupted A.D. 1631 and 1760. The abandoned quarries are located S of Mt. Vesuvius.

A. Del Caldo, C. Moro, C.M. Gramaccioli, M. Boscardin: Guida ai Minerali - Fabbri ed. 1973

RUSSO M. (1981): Mineralogia Campana: L'eruzione vesuviana del 1631 e le cave di Villa Inglese (Torre del Greco, NA) - Notiziario n.2, anno 2(1), pp.7-12, Napoli.

M. Carati: Guida alla mineralogia vesuviana. Bologna, Ed. Calderini (1982)

Russo, M. (2003): Mineralogia Vesuviana - Villa Inglese. Micro (località), 2003, 1-10





Map Reference: 40°45'20"N , 14°25'5"E

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Mineral List:
Andradite
Anorthite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Aragonite
Atacamite
Augite
Azurite
Biotite
Calcite
Chabazite-K
Diopside
Fayalite
Ferrohornblende
Forsterite
Hausmannite
Haüyne
Hematite
Leucite
Lime
Magnesioferrite
Magnetite
Phillipsite-K
Sanidine
Siderite
Sodalite
Spinel
Vesuvianite
Volborthite
Vonsenite


30 entries listed. 28 valid minerals.

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