Guarinite

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Pollena - Trocchia area, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
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Formula:

(Na, Ca, Zr, Si, F, O)

A silicate and fluoride of Na, Ca and Zr. See also Clinoguarinite and Orthoguarinite. Possibly a mixture of Hiortdahlite and Wöhlerite.
Originally reported from Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy.

Classification of Guarinite

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Chemical Properties of Guarinite

Formula:

(Na, Ca, Zr, Si, F, O)

Essential elements:

All elements listed in formula:

Ca, F, Na, O, Si, Zr

Other Names for Guarinite

Other Languages:

German:	Guarinit
Spanish:	Guarinita

Other Information

Health Warning:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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Localities for Guarinite

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Italy
Campania Naples Province Somma-Vesuvius Complex Monte Somma	[Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index", 274]
Ercolano San Vito San Vito quarry	Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI
Pollena - Trocchia area Lagno di Pollena	Carati M., 1982. Guida alla mineralogia vesuviana. Guide Calderini, Bologna.
Pollena quarries
Sant'Anastasia Trapolino quarry (Cava nuova)	Russo, M., Punzo, I. (2004): I minerali del Somma-Vesuvio, AMI
Latium Rome Province Alban Hills	Federico, M., Peccerillo, A., (2002): Mineral chemistry and petrogenesis of granular ejecta from the Alban Hills volcano, Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol 74, 223-252
Albano Laziale Albano Lake crater	Gianfagna A., Merlino S., Perchiazzi N.(1988): Guarinite, a new finding in the sanidinite ejecta of the IV Hydromagmatic Unit from Albano lake crater, Latium, Italy. Per. Mineral., 57, 1-4.
Viterbo Province Vico Lake Vetralla Tre Croci	Pucci, R. e Edgardo Signoretti, E. (2006): La "guarinite" di Tre Croci, Vetralla (VT). Il Cercapietre, 2/2006, 47-50.

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