Boscotrecase thermal area ("Tenorite pit"), Boscotrecase, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boscotrecase thermal area ("Tenorite pit") | Volcanic Field (Extinct) |
| Boscotrecase | Commune |
| Somma-Vesuvius Complex | Volcanic Complex (Active) |
| Naples | Metropolitan City |
| Campania | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 48' 44'' North , 14° 25' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Volcanic Field (Extinct) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
345054
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:345054:6
GUID (UUID V4):
69272ee9-1716-49cb-8daa-9718b0e3f638
Other Languages:
Italian:
Area termica di Boscotrecase (Buca della tenorite"), Boscotrecase, Complesso Somma-Vesuvio, Città metropolitana di Napoli (Provincia di Napoli), Campania, Italia
Thermal area at about 800 m a.s.l. on the south flank of Mount Vesuvius, active after the 1944 eruption until the mid 1950s. The thermal area included a dry fumarole and various small fractures opened in the 1944 lava flow near some parasitic hillocks, formed from eruptive fissures in 1942. In 1949, 5 years after the 1944 eruption, temperatures could reach 550-580°C; in 1952 they settled in the range 320-400°C; in 1960 the field was practically cold (Parascandola, 1959 and 1960). The so-called "Buca della tenorite" (literally, "Tenorite pit") of Parascandola, excavated in 1949 and monitored during various years, produced a large amount of tenorite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cotunnite Formula: PbCl2 |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
| ⓘ | Cotunnite | 3.AB.85 | PbCl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Cotunnite | PbCl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cotunnite | PbCl2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Campania
- Naples
- Somma-Vesuvius Complex
- Mount Vesuvius
- Vesuvius fumarolesGroup of Fumaroles
- Mount Vesuvius
- Somma-Vesuvius Complex
- Naples
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