Locality type: | Fumarole |
Classification |
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Species: | Opal |
Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Parascandolaite | ⓘ1 photo of Opal associated with Parascandolaite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Opal data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Vesuvius fumaroles on eastern crater rim, Ottaviano, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1363609 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1363609:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | b3a0a9b1-3e05-4b58-8a69-e960a1de8028 |
Localities for Opal in this Region |
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Fumarole B5 ("Cotunnite pit"), Vesuvius fumaroles on eastern crater rim, Ottaviano, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy |
Nearest other occurrences of Opal |
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0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘFumarole B5 ("Cotunnite pit"), Vesuvius fumaroles on eastern crater rim, Ottaviano, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy |
0.2km (0.2 miles) | ⓘMount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy |
0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘVesuvius fumaroles at the crater bottom, Torre del Greco, Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy |
1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘBoscotrecase thermal area ("Tenorite pit"), Boscotrecase, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy |
23.8km (14.8 miles) | ⓘAntiniana (Scarfoglio), Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy |
23.9km (14.9 miles) | ⓘPisciarelli di Agnano, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy |
24.2km (15.0 miles) | ⓘSolfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy |
24.2km (15.0 miles) | ⓘ"Bocca Grande" fumarole, Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy |
References |
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Demartin, Francesco, Campostrini, Italo, Castellano, Carlo, Russo, Massimo (2014) Parascandolaite, KMgF3, a new perovskite-type fluoride from Vesuvius. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 41 (6) 403-407 doi:10.1007/s00269-014-0668-y |
Vesuvius fumaroles on eastern crater rim, Ottaviano, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, Italy