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Aphthitalite from
Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy


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Aphthitalite

Atrio del Cavallo, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Aphthitalite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Aphthitalite

Atrio del Cavallo, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Aphthitalite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
09085870017272001738551.jpg
Aphthitalite

Atrio del Cavallo, Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
04715220017272001754423.jpg
Aphthitalite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Stratovolcano
Classification
Species:Aphthitalite
Formula:K3Na(SO4)2
Comments:Occurred in active volcanic fumaroles after several eruptions.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hematite
Jarosite
Manganolangbeinite
Palmierite
Sylvite
Thénardite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aphthitalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:467053
Long-form Identifier:1:3:467053:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Smithson, J. (1813) On a saline substance from Mount Vesuvius. Royal Society of London, Philosophical Transactions: 256-262.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pages 402, 404, 435
Saalfeld, H. (1973) Crystallographic investigations of glaserite from Mount Vesuvius/Italy. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1973 (2). 75-78 doi:10.1127/njmm/1973/1973/75
Balassone, Giuseppina, Petti, Carmela, Mondillo, Nicola, Panikorovskii, Taras L., de Gennaro, Roberto, Cappelletti, Piergiulio, Altomare, Angela, Corriero, Nicola, Cangiano, Maria, D’Orazio, Loredana (2019) Copper Minerals at Vesuvius Volcano (Southern Italy): A Mineralogical Review. Minerals, 9 (12) 730 doi:10.3390/min9120730
 
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