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


Locality type:Stratovolcano
Classification
Species:Caledonite
Formula:Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tenorite1 photo of Caledonite associated with Tenorite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Caledonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:751222
Long-form Identifier:1:3:751222:3
GUID (UUID V4):82dd5f01-2176-42ef-9eb5-d47f5a8b31ed
Localities for Caledonite in this Region
Vesuvius fumaroles, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
Nearest other occurrences of Caledonite
0.2km (0.2 miles) Vesuvius fumaroles on eastern crater rim, Ottaviano, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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BM 1930,01016 Capo di Pula, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy D. Lovisato (1897) Rend. R. Accad. Lincei, 6, p...beryl) (Cotype) BM 1925,00534 Baveno, Piedmont, Italy E. Artini (1915) Atti. (Rend.) R. Accad. Lincei...Holotype) BM 1933,00090 Raibl (fonnerly Camiola), Italy - ;, C. Andreatta ( 1930) Atti. Accad. naz. Lincei...BM 1 981,00468 Brosso, Ivrea, Turin, Piedmonte, Italy G. Ferraris, M. Franchini-Angela & P. Orlandini...piypite (Holotype) BM 1983,00074 · Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Italy A.M. Clark, E.E. Fejer & A.G. Couper
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County, Utah, U.S.A., who found the first braunite. Mount Ochi, Karystos, Greece. Reinecke, T. et al. (1991):...problematical nature of the mineral. Ilfmaussaq alkaline complex, Tunugdliarfik, Greenland. SrAIF4(OH)eH20, mon...at the University of Modena, Italy. Monte Chiaro, Taro Valley, Italy. Veniale, F. & van der Marel, H...Alluaiv Mountain, Althupite Lovozero alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. AITh(UO;)[(UO2)3(PO4)20(OH)]...Oleny Stream apatite deposit, Khibina alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. ear Alumino-magnesiotaramite
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found in altered limestones from places like Monte Somma. Lava on its journey to the surface saturates limestone...groups together minerals with the same simple or complex anion. If you need to compare the various minerals...crust. It forms the tetrahedrally coordinated complex silicate anion with oxygen, (Si04) . Silicates...as the sole anion. When the sole anion is the complex anion (OH) minerals are hydroxides. -25- Many...important oxides. Phosphates Phosphates have the complex anion (P04)3". As in silicates P04 tetrahedra can
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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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Moletz, Aries, Baden near Vienna, &c. ; likewise in Italy, from volcanic productions, and from swamps and...P. Carbon 27-40, oxygen 72-60, Berz. P. L. Near Naples, in the celebrated " Grotto, del Cane" and in mines...C. P. Sulphuric acid 81-67, water 18-83. P. L. Italy, Sicily, Java, &c. in the vicinity of volcanoes... hydrogen 14-8, Thomson. P. L. Persia, Sicily, Italy, &c. Var. Petroleum. T. 0,2,3 ; C. blackish and...and near 2. Semi-fluid Parma, in Note. The Italy. 1st var. often thickens and passes into the 2nd
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through volcanic activity in Vulcano. Lipari Islands, Italy. Tellurium Te TRIGONAL • • ceiestite and halite...come from many localities near Girgetui, Sicily, Italy (Caltanisseta. Cianciana) where they reached up...volcanically active places, like Solfatara near Pozzuoli, Italy or in sulfur lava near Shiretoku. Japan. Sulfur...to 30 mm (1Y» in) occur in Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy. Maybe the best argentite crystals occurred in Mexico...Freiberg, Germany; Cobalt, Ontario, Canada and in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. It was a principal Ag
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aragonite. calcite, Sulphur, 66 mm, Sicily, Italy Selenium Se TRIGONAL e e Properties: C - gray...through volcanic activity in Vulcano, Lipari Islands, Italy. Tellurium Te T R IGONAL e e celestitc and halite...come from many localities near Girgenti, Sicily, Italy (Caltanisseta, Cianciana) where they reached up...volcanically active places, like Solfatara near Pozzuoli, Italy or in sulf11r lava near Shiretoku, Japan. Sulfur...30 mm (] 3/ 16 in) occur in Sanabus, Sardinia, Italy. Maybe the best argentite crystals occurred in Mexico
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effervescence (fizzing) of a carbonate mineral in acid, to complex ones that need the services of a good laboratory...future. Some of the present methods are highly complex, each being adapted to special problems. • 50...Antigorite: after Antigorio Valley, in Piedmont Province, Italy. Aragonite: after Aragon, a former kingdom in Spain...was brought to Europe. Vesuvianite: after Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Persons Aguilarite: after P. Aguilar,...white or delicately tinted bro,.vn; it is mined in Italy and Colorado. · Alaska diamond. A wrong, commercial
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Stolburg Minerals of the Pereta mine, Tuscany, Italy ................................................................................... 2 Notes from Italy by G. Porcellini .................................36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1N8 Italy: Renato Pagano Via S. Anna 1/B I-34074 Monfalcone...Autunite Azurite Bindheimite Bismutite Brochantite Caledonite Cerussite Cervantite Chalcanthite Chlorargyrite...district, however good specimens are hard to find. Caledonite Pb5Cu2(C 0 3)(S04)3(0H )6 Essex mine: associated
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need the can be carbonate mineral in acid, to complex ones that services of a made by good laboratory...future. Some of the present methods are highly complex, each being adapted to special problems. 50 ...Antigorite: after Antigorio Valley, in Piedmont Province, Italy. Aragonite: after Aragon, a former kingdom in Spain...brought to Europe. Vesuvianite: after Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Persons Aguilarite: after P. Aguilar...white or delicately tinted brown; it is mined in Italy and Colorado. Alaska diamond. A wrong, commercial
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Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, the Soviet Union...River in Colorado, elbaite, Island of Elba near Italy, fayalite, Fayal Island in the Azores. gamagarite...Hill, County Antrim, Ireland. vesuvianite, Mount Vesuvius, Italy. wairauite, Wairau Valley, South Island...incorrectly were thought to be the range containing Mount St. Gotthard, the mineral’s locality. A few names...prismatic crystals, and the locality at Monte Somma, Vesu¬ vius, Italy, where it was first discovered. At first
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is found that all these numerous and sometimes complex varieties of crystals may be reduced to some five...Triplite. Zwiselite. Kobellite. Percylite. Caledonite. Linarite. Glaucodote. Leucopyrite. \ Satersbergite...Peroxide of iron Lime . Magnesia Soda Potash Somma 44-12 35-12 . . . 0-70 19-02 0-56 0-27 0-25...limestone. Principally at Vesuvius, among Foreign. the old lavas of Monte Somma, generally occupying the...at Stenna Gwvnn near St. Austell St. Michael's Mount 'Huel Kind, near St. Agnes; Fowey Consols and Huel
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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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corresponding to those represented in Fig. 16. Other more complex cases will be described later. Further, a crystal...twinning those of the hexagonal Again, a highly complex twinned crystal of the monoclinic species, may...relation to the assumed axes; forms whose position is complex are usually present only as small faces on the...(1122). 150. A basal projection of a somewhat complex crystal of calcite is given in Fig. 268, and stereographic...the crystal of Fig. 286. Fig. 288 shows a more complex right-handed crystal with several positive and
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280 Catalogue of the Meteorite Collection 1 Caledonite of on forms of stalactites quoted 151 27...Meteorites Crystal forms of calcite 229, 232 caledonite 225 228 epsomite gay-lussite 227 inesite...robustIM Morton, Xye F., on Antioquia 1^0 "Mount Vesuvius." Marengo Cave 259 Mylagaulida* 181 , Pliylogeny
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108 Transpose illustrations for SELLAITE, Vesuvius, Italy (12, column 2) and SEMSEYITE, Julcani mine...(crystal class) designation, the latter may contain complex symmetry operations such as glide planes (instead... Greece. Other occurrences are found in Chile, Italy , France, Germany, Turkey , and Algeria. BEST REF...(cleavelandite), England, Norway, Sweden, France, Italy, Switzerland (pericline), Austria, Germany, USSR...synthetic) CLEAVAGE: Not determined. HABIT: Massive, in complex intergrowths; as small grains. COLOR-LUSTER: Silver;
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planes and axes of symmetry, but to some more complex form capable of indicating the class to which the...mirror. Before adjusting a zone it is advisable to mount the crystal upon its holder in such a position that...has been so successfully accomplished for some complex minerals (such as tetrahedrite, pyroxene, felspar)...Composition of a Mineral.—When minerals of somewhat complex constitution are analysed, it is found very difficult...after fusion, etc.)—The majority of minerals are complex compounds containing more than one basic radicle
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EQUIVALENCE oF RADICALS . CLASSIFICATION . Normar, . ComPLEX IN MINERALS. IN MINERALS OF MINERALS Actp,...planes and axes of symmetry, but to some more complex form capable of indicating the class to which the...crystal. Before adjusting a zone it is advisable to mount the crystal upon the wax in such a position that...In biaxial crystals the wave-surface has a more complex form, which will be dis- cussed later (p. 159)...has been so successfully accomplished for some complex minerals (such as tetrahedrite, pyroxene, felspar)
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and thus are often produced some of the most complex solids that engage the attention of the crystallogra...produced . Crystals of specular iron occur at Vesuvius, so light and slender in their leaf-like structure...103° 49 . Imp. Roc. 95 . 6:4, ē dist. Mind . * Caledonite, 248.Lead ores. 7-7.1 . Rec . 102 2 . M perf...-bn : Trp--trl : Brittle :"Cryst. small; from Vesuvius. Vit. C. gn , light-bn : St. w : Trp - trl. Vit...75-8 (6 * Sapphirine, 388. << * Forsterite , 391. Vesuvius. 7-8 * Ostranite, 412. Prim . 75-8 Topaz, 390
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Metamorphism 154 chapter 28 Composition 137 chapter 29 Complex Recrystallization 164 chapter 30 Skarns: Trash...devastating blasts of Krakatoa or Mount Saint Helens, cataclysmic earthquakes in Italy or California, seasonal...lava from the Roccamonfina volcano in the Campania region of Italy, which last erupted in A.D. 2 76, and...would the melting of oceanic crust alone. Japan's Mount Fuji probably formed in such a manner. It is composed...shallow depths in the Earth's crust show the most complex and diverse assemblages of minerals. As a genetic
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(crystal class) designation; the latter may contain complex symmetry operations such as glide planes (instead... Greece. Other occurrences are found in Chile, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, and Algeria. SELECTED...Pantelleria, Mediterranean Sea, in the Liruei Complex, Nigeria; and widespread in the rocks of East Africa...Switzerland; and several localities in northern Italy. SELECTED REFERENCE: Peishan, Z., and Kejie, T....Lake Baikal area, USSR; at Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy; and at the Edwards mine, Edwards, New York. SELECTED
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(crystal class) designation; the latter may contain complex symmetry operations such as glide planes (instead... Greece. Other occurrences are found in Chile, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, and Algeria. SELECTED...Pantelleria, Mediterranean Sea, in the Liruei Complex, Nigeria; and widespread in the rocks of East Africa...Switzerland; and several localities in northern Italy. SELECTED REFERENCE: Peishan, Z., and Kejie, T....Lake Baikal area, USSR; at Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy; and at the Edwards mine, Edwards, New York. SELECTED
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at Auvergne, on the Rhine, in the Fassathal, at Vesuvius, rarely in granite and primary chalk, as at Aker...all kinds of artistic objects. In Florence and Naples, all these stones together are employed in the...rocks, as, for instance, in the Fassathal, at Vesuvius, in the neighbourhood of Rome, at the Kaiserstuhl...however, in the matter thrown out by eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, and in many lavas, as, for example, in the...breislaldte, a cupriferous acicular asbestus from Vesuvius and Etna. As hornblende, especially if it is mixed
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the Volcanic Agglomerates of Monte Somma, and of Lavas from Vesuvius. * Sir Hans Sloane may be acknowledged...the the Miocene Tertiary formations of France and Italy. fossil genus Pliopithecus, is related to Semnopithecas...the Gibbons. The Oreopiihecus occurs fossil in Italy, and the Mesopithecus described by Prof. Gaudry...India; the latter is also found in the Pliocene of Italy, and In Table-case No. 1 the Cercopithecus in the...Germany, the Auvergne in France, the Val d'Arno in Italy, the Pampas deposits and the bone-caves of South
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in case of hardness. and Indeed, gravity such complex compounds, drawn from chemical composition, must...Leadhillite. (BEU.) (M.) 3 * (S.) Dyoxylite. (B.) Caledonite. (BEU.) (S.) Cupreous Anglesite. (S.) 5*...purposes of the arts. Its artificial solution affords Italy ; and in various places, too numerous A in regular...Vecchia,in the vicinity of Tuscany in the kingdom of Naples, and in the county of Beregh in Hungary. According...(Nova Sco- PHYSIOGRAPHY. 15 Anatase. tia.) Somma and Monte received the Arendal name Norway
 
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