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Apatite from
Cupa dell'Olivella, Sant'Anastasia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:According to Russo & Campostrini (2022) only fluorapatite is present at Somma-Vesuvius.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cupa dell'Olivella, Sant'Anastasia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154869
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154869:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPollena quarries, Pollena Trocchia, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLe Novelle Quarry, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘSan Vito geothermal field, Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘFondo Riccio, Pozzuoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘTorregaveta, Bacoli, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘMonte Epomeo, Ischia Island, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘCaccaviello Quarry, Forio, Ischia Island, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘRoccamonfina Volcanic Complex, Caserta, Campania, Italy
References
M. Carati - Guida alla mineralogia vesuviana - Calderini, Bologna, 1982
Russo, M., and Campostrini, I. (2022) Elenco delle specie minerali del “Somma-Vesuvio” (Inventory of mineral species of “Somma-Vesuvius”). Miscellanea IGV: 65: 1-23.
 
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