Capo Palinuro caves, Centola, Salerno, Campania, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Capo Palinuro caves | Group of Caves |
| Centola | Commune |
| Salerno | Province |
| Campania | Region |
| Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 1' 52'' North , 15° 16' 7'' East
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Group of Caves
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Grotte di Capo Palinuro, Centola, Provincia di Salerno, Campania, Italia
Capo Palinuro, a promontory located along the coast of southern Campania, is characterised by 32 submarine caves, completely or partially submerged (Canganella et al., 2007), developed in Jurassic marine limestones and dolostones. Only 13 caves show active sulfuric acid springs with elevated concentration of H2S and temperature up to 25°C (Stüben et al., 1996). The most famous and studied cave is Grotta Azzurra (see coordinates), in which the innermost part presents upwelling sulfidic waters. Another important cave, well known for the big speleothems of gypsum and sulphur, is Grotta Sulfurea at Cala Fetente (42°01'28"N, 15°16'58"E).
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Stüben, D., Sedwick, P., and Colantoni, P. (1996) Geochemistry of submarine warm springs in the limestone cavern of Grotta Azzurra, Capo Palinuro, Italy: evidence for mixing-zone dolomitisation. Chemical Geology, 131, 113-125; D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291. |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Reference: Stüben, D., Sedwick, P., and Colantoni, P. (1996) Geochemistry of submarine warm springs in the limestone cavern of Grotta Azzurra, Capo Palinuro, Italy: evidence for mixing-zone dolomitisation. Chemical Geology, 131, 113-125; D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Canganella, F., Bianconi, G., Kato, C., and Gonzales, J. (2007) Microbial ecology of submerged marine caves and holes characterised by high levels of hydrogen sulphide. Review in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 6, 61-70.
Stüben, D., Sedwick, P., and Colantoni, P. (1996) Geochemistry of submarine warm springs in the limestone cavern of Grotta Azzurra, Capo Palinuro, Italy: evidence for mixing-zone dolomitisation. Chemical Geology, 131, 113-125.
Forti, P., and Mocchiutti, A. (2004) Le condizioni ambientali che permettono l’evoluzione di speleotemi di zolfo in cavità ipogeniche: nuovi dati dalle grotte di Capo Palinuro (Salerno, Italia). Le Grotte d’Italia, 5, 4, 39-48.
D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.
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