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Forsterite from
Le Novelle Quarry, Ercolano, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zirconolite1 photo of Forsterite associated with Zirconolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Novelle Quarry, Ercolano, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1361002
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1361002:9
GUID (UUID V4):fc8630bd-cdd6-4b55-948c-f2fee7baeeb8
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
0.4km (0.3 miles) San Vito Quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
1.8km (1.1 miles) Pollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
1.9km (1.2 miles) Lagno di Pollena, Pollena Trocchia, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
3.6km (2.3 miles) Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
6.0km (3.7 miles) Camaldoli della Torre, Torre del Greco, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
9.1km (5.6 miles) Villa Inglese quarries, Torre del Greco, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
24.9km (15.4 miles) Fondo Riccio, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy
31.8km (19.8 miles) Solchiaro eruption, Procida Island, Naples, Campania, Italy
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Uniaersi.ty oJ Genoa. The minerals that occur about Vesuvius, which now number more than one hundred and fifty...found in the eiected limestone blocks of Monte Somma.2 II. Pneumatolytic minerals formed in cavities...blocks ejected by Monte Somma and Vesuvius, or coating the walls of ancient lavas. le With or without iron...Minerals that occur as rock constituents of Vesuvius and Monte Somma. III. I. MINERAIS IN EJECTED LIMESTONE...group occur scattered in the tufis of which Monte Somma is largely built, and may be easily collected in
 
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