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


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Tenorite

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

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

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Tenorite, etc.

Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Tenorite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
00010010017272007042916.jpg
Tenorite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
03064680017360850766695.jpg
Tenorite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
06523770017272272305165.jpg
Tenorite, etc.

Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
07664360017272006984300.jpg
Tenorite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
00010010017272007042916.jpg
Tenorite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
03064680017360850766695.jpg
Tenorite

Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
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Tenorite, etc.

Torre del Greco, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Locality type:Stratovolcano
Classification
Species:Tenorite
Formula:CuO
Comments:Occurs at volcanic fumaroles.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Paratacamite
Pseudocotunnite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla4
Paratacamite2
Antlerite2
Artroeite2
Caledonite1
Matlockite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tenorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Vesuvius, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (29 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:477514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:477514:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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.p.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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