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Epidote from
Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1 photo of Epidote associated with Calcite at this locality.
Sanidine1 photo of Epidote associated with Sanidine at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:137260
Long-form Identifier:1:3:137260:1
GUID (UUID V4):893ecc76-06ad-426c-a9ad-01762cbb6e3b
Localities for Epidote in this Region
Trapolino Quarry (Cava Nuova), Somma Vesuviana, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
1.6km (1.0 miles) Trapolino Quarry (Cava Nuova), Somma Vesuviana, Mount Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
35.7km (22.2 miles) Pozzo Vecchio, Procida Island, Naples, Campania, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
DEVELOPMENTS IN VOLCANOLOGY 9 VOLCANISM IN THE CAMPANIA PLAIN Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei and Ignimbrites i El...Knowledge and Future Perspectives F. Dobran (Editor) Vesuvius 2000: Education, Security and Prosperity Front...Pignatelli: “Grande Eruzione del Vesuvio del 1767” (Vesuvius, Great Eruption of 1767) and on the back cover:...Developments in Volcanology, 9 VOLCANISM IN THE CAMPANIA PLAIN Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei and Ignimbrites Edited by...Terra Università di Napoli Federico II Napoli, Italy Amsterdam - Boston - Heidelberg - London - New
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Guastoni; Roberto Appiani. Originally published: Italy : Mondadori, 2003. [256] p. : col. photos. ; cm...and the Federico II Museum of the University of Naples. Some specimens were made available by private...Susa Valley, Piedmont, Italy Pages 8-9: Beryl from the Codera Valley, Lombardy, Italy Pages 42-43: Silver...crystals from Mount Bregaceto, Liguria, Italy Pages 104-105: Azurite crystals from Sardinia, Italy Pages 118-119:...160-161: Elbaite crystals from the island of Elba, Italy Pages 244-245: Whewellite crystals from the Czech
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Guastoni; Roberto Appiani. Originally published: Italy: Mondadori, 2003. (256} p. : col. phptos. ; cm....and the Federico II Museum of the University of Naples. Some specimens were made available by private...Valley, Piedmont, Italy Pages 8- 9: 13eryl from the Codera Valley, Lombardy, Italy Pages 42- 43: Silver...crystals from Mount Bregaceto, Liguria, Italy Pages 104-105: Azurite crystals from Sardinia, Italy Pages 118-119:...160-161: Elbaite crystals from the island of Elba, Italy Pages 244-245: Whewellite crystals from the Czech
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with Orbis Publishing Limited abcdefgh Printed in Italy by IGDA, Novara Adapted from the original Italian...46, 47 chabazite 126, 127 emerald 93 emery 25 epidote 87, 87, 89 epistilbite 124 arsenic 4 chalcedony...sulphates, hydrous 59 sulphides 8 sulphides, complex 17 sulphur 6, 6, 7 sylvite 20 synchisite 49 szaibelyite...to reconstruct, through the study of rocks, the complex porphyry, granite, or sand, we would notice that...silver, and so on. After this we go on to more complex classes containing elements combined with sulphur
Translation © Orbis Publishing Limited 1972 Printed in Italy by |GDA, Novara SBN O 85613 0001 For many years...83 elbaite 95 eleolite 111 emerald 93 emery 25 epidote 87, 87, 89 amianthus, amphibole 100 amianthus...vonsenite 53 vulpinite 55 wad 34, 35 sulphides, complex 17 sulphur 6, 6, 7 wavellite 7/, 73 wernerite...to reconstruct, through the study of rocks, the complex transformations in the Earth’s crust. So we cannot...silver, and so on. After this we go on to more complex classes containing elements combined with sulphur
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Translation © Orbis Publishing Limited 1972 Printed in Italy by IGDA, Novara SBN O 85613 0001 For many years...elbaite 95 eleolite l l l emerald 93 emery 25 epidote 87, 87, 89 epistilbite 124 epsomite 60 erubescite...55 sulphates, hydrous 59 sulphides 8 sulphides, complex 17 sulphur 6, 6, 7 sylvite 20 synchisite 49 szaibelyite...to reconstruct, through the study of rocks, the complex transformations in the Earth's crust. So we cannot...silver, and so on. After this we go on to more complex classes containing elements co1nbined with sulphur
Book (volume)
transparent spinell on a specimen of his from Vesuvius . Spinell, which is called by some Balass Ruby...186 Found ound as yet only at Mount Somma, close by Vesuvius in Italy , seldom in any larger crystals...Haüy 2. 586. la Somma. De Lisle Tabl. 34 . Mount SOMMA , by Vesuvius in Italy, that produces the...Sciagr. 2.276 . Vesuvian, or white garnet of Vesuvius. Kirw . 1.285 . The crystallized form of this...abundant in the neighbour hood of the crater of Vesuvius , that many of the lava cinders are full of crystals
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are saving. The science of mineralogy seems so complex, involving so much pre-knowledge, that it is little...mineral from another. We now come to the most complex aspect of minerals and one which we cannot possibly...New from Zealand. Chartres In Australia, at Mount Morgan Towers district, from Hillgrove, from...stibnite mixed with realgar and cinnabar is Pereta, Italy. Several localities in France produce stibnite,...present at Park City, Nevada. In Colorado, Marina, Italy. shire, England. and good specimens come from
are saving. The science of mineralogy seems so complex, involving so much pre-knowledge, that it is little...mineral from another. We now come to the most complex aspect of minerals and one which we cannot possibly...and at Waihi Mine, New Zealand. In Australia, at Mount Morgan Mine, from Chartres Towers district, from...stibnite mixed with realgar and cinnabar is Pereta, Italy. Several localities in France produce stibnite,...Large fine crystals are recorded at Rio Marina, Italy. Fine crystals in Cornwall and Devon¬ shire, England
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graduate into each In the Substantial Domains even complex rocks, as granite, &c. are equally simple with...the whole of Sicily, and the southern parts of Italy and France, offer evidence of their volcanic origin...been present during the eruptions of Etna and Vesuvius. " The convulsion of the solid ground, the lofty...their base sunk to form the channel which divides Italy from Sicily. He also observes, that the inclination...found abounding in mica slate. actinote, from Mount St. Gothard. in primitive regions, Mica and NOME
Journal (issue)
crystals set in an asbestos base from Sondrio in Italy. Actinolite has high mechanical sensitivity - this...(matrix) from Balzano, Italy. Below: Note the blackness of these crystals from Novara, Italy. ~ Actinolite forms...British Columbia (Canada), in the Alpine regions of Italy, in New Zealand, in Siberia (Russia) and in Alaska...occurring in Switzerland, Austria and northern Italy. Albite is a mineral that is common and widespread...Switzerland, the Austrian Tyrol and right across northern Italy in the Val D'Aosta, around Lake Maggiore, and in
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shown that its interior is far more dynamic and complex than anyone ever thought. Beneath the thin rocky...But isolated high mountain peaks, like Kenya's Mount Kilimanjaro - some 5895m (19,340 ft) high - are...Asia to build the Himalayas (see below). A more complex picture In recent years, however, geologists have...mountains have deep boundary. In fact, it seems the complex interaction between erosion, ‘roots’ that protrude...Mountains Mountains crust Tibetan Plateau Complex thrust faults and folds Strike-slip faults ■HK
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copper to complex silicates such as vesuvianite, first discovered in limestone blocks ejected by Mount Vesuvius...shown that its interior is far more dynamic and complex than anyone ever thought. Beneath the thin rocky...after the island of Stromboli off the west coast of Italy. Gas escapes sporadically and the volcano repeatedly...clouds of gas and ash called nuees ardentes, such as Mount Pelee, Martinique, in 1902. 'Plinian' eruptions...Roman author Pliny, who witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius that buried Poinpeii. Boiling gases blast clouds
Book
Knowledge and Future Perspectives F. Dobran (Editor) Vesuvius 2000: Education, Security and Prosperity B. De...De Vivo (Editor) Volcanism in the Campania Plain Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei and Ignimbrites VOLUME TEN...Uplift Episode at Campi Flegrei Caldera (Southern Italy): Implications for Unrest Interpretation and Eruption...During Unrest: Solfatara (Phlegrean Fields Caldera, Italy) 6. Discussion and Conclusions Acknowledgments References...Acocella Dip. Scienze Geologiche Roma Tre, Roma, Italy Gerardo J. Aguirre-Dı́az Centro de Geociencias
Catalog/List
1.5x1.25x1 ”, £8.50 i", A/7. ADULARIA/SPHENE/EPIDOTE/CHLORITE/ALBITE. St Gothard. Ticino, Switzerland...Brazil. Lustrous surfaced, pale-cream coloured, complex A/10. aggregate of large, polysynthetically twinned...00 5^/ ANDRADITE (Var.Demantoid). Vai Malenco, Italy. A silvery-green, schistose matrix slab, 'carrying...£22.00 14. ANGLESITE/GALENA. Tiny Mme, Sardinia, Italy. A glittering, silvery metallic, crystalline cleavage...monoclinic xtls. 3x2x0.75", £45.00 55. AUGITE/EPIDOTE/APATITE. Sulzbach, Austria. Excellent hand specimen
Book
Identification of Contrasting Processes Forming Seguam and Mount Saint Helens 7.5 Magma Generation at Convergent...Chloritoid A.5 Ca-Al Silicates A.5.1 Clinozoisite-Epidote A.5.2 Prehnite A.5.3 Pumpellyite A.5.4 Lawsonite...dome and pyroclastic flow within the caldera of Mount Saint Helens 14 (A) Geologic sketch map of Shiprock...granodiorite dike cutting the Laramie anorthosite complex, Wyoming, USA. (B) Fine-grained granodiorite autolith...on the magma chamber floor. Laramie anorthosite complex, USA 3.9 (A) Photo of alkali feldspar mantled with
Book (edition)
Garnet Group Zircon Group 281 Vesuvianite, Epidote, etc Axinite 282 Danburite, lolite 286 Mica...480 c. C. Saussurite Rocks 487 487 1. Garnet, Epidote, and Tourmaline Rocks 487 2. Hornblende, Pyroxene...hornblende and a hypersthene containing much iron. Epidote is an example of a monoclinic mineral with different... Sicily and the neighboring volcanic islands, Vesuvius and the Solfatara in its vicinity, Iceland, Teneriife...Vulcano, and also at Sasso in The hot vapors of Italy, whence it was called Sassolin. The the lagoons
Book (volume)
substance resembling Actinolite, and containing Epidote , Quartz, Arsenical Iron, and Mag netic Iron, upon...upper tender specimen : its matrix is acicular Epidote, accompanied by a little Quartz in minute crystals...which I have figured at tab. 29. is a variety of Epidote mixed with more Iron than usual ; and Bournon's...at the head of whom is Haüy, been referred to Epidote : still, however, mineralogists seem unsettled...variety , which ap proaches much in colour to Epidote, is found hand somely crystallized upon granular
Book (edition)
Heliotrope, 133 Hematite, brown, 134 Emery, Epidote, manganesian, granular, Euclase, Fahlunite, red...Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...produces a gray marble, sprinkled with enthro chites. Italy is famous for its beautiful marbles. Florence, Lucca...Localities. Granada, in Spain, in abundance ; Vesuvius, Norway, and near Havre, in France. U.S. Germantown...this mineral , and in great variety, come from Italy. A manufactory of the same kind is also estab lished
Book (edition)
134 Egeran , Electrici Emeraldty, , Emery, Epidote, 157 129 Hornblende, 112 284 285 285 129 155...Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...produces a gray marble, sprinkled with enthro chites. Italy is famous for its beautiful marbles. Florence, Lucca...Localities. Granada, in Spain , in abundance ; Vesuvius, Norway, and near Havre, in France. U. S. Germantown...this mineral, and in great variety, come from Italy. A manufactory of the same kind is also estab lished
Book (edition)
133 Hematite, brown, 134 134 red, Emerald , Epidote, manganesian, granular, Euclase, Fahlunite, Emery... Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...produces a gray marble, sprinkled with enthro chites. Italy is famous for its beautiful marbles. Florence, Lucca...Localities. Granada, in Spain, in abundance ; Vesuvius, Norway, and near Havre, in France. U.S. Germantown...of this mineral, and in great variety, come from Italy. A manufactory of the same kind is also estab lished
Book (edition)
70 Hardness, Electricity , Emerald, Emery, Epidote, manganesian, granular, Euclase, Fahlunite, Fassaite...Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...produces a gray marble, sprinkled with enthro chites. Italy is famous for its beautiful marbles. Florence, Lucca...Localities. Granada, in Spain, in abundance ; Vesuvius, Norway, and near Havre, in France. U.S. Germantown...this mineral, and in great variety, come from Italy. A manufactory of the samekind is also estab lished
Book (edition)
155 156 156 236 117 314 185 182 46 Heavy spar, Epidote, manganesian, granular, Euclase, Fuller's earth...Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...produces a gray marble, sprinkled with enthro chites. Italy is famous for its beautiful marbles. Florence, Lucca...Localities. Granada, in Spain, in abundance ; Vesuvius, Norway, and near Havre, in France. U.S. Germantown...this mineral, and in great variety, come from Italy. A manufactory of the same kind is also estab lished
Book (edition)
Chrysolite. Micarelle. Cymophane. Scapolite. Epidote. base. Muriate. (Pinite). Stilbite. Harmotome...Nepheline. Dioptase. Pyroxene. Emerald. Quartz. Epidote. Schorlite. Sulphuret. Grenatite. Silver, Antimonial...in the it occurs centre of 73 SCHORL. Epidote.—Pistazite. to green pale green. Zoisite has...three-sided prisms. modified. Variety, cylindrical. Epidote. Crystallized in oblique four-sided prisms....tuberose masses, embedded in adhesive slate, from Mount Menil, near whence its Paris; Tuberose. Menilite
Journal (volume)
Eight-sided crystals from the Traversella mine, Piedmont, Italy. .&. crystals. It can also be found in kidney...rose quartz can also be found in parts of Germany, Italy, Ireland and Scotland. History Many ancient examples...native gold panned from the River Orba in Piedmont !Italy>. Bismuth After mercury, bismuth is the poorest...&. A leaf-like aggregate of native copper from Italy. -· < rt- CD CD CD 3 CD ::::::s rtu, ome.... Filaments of silver from Cagliari, Sardinia <Italy>. The 92 naturally occurring elements The 20 elements
 
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