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Monte Somma - Vesuvius, Campania

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Vesuvianite, leucite, mica, sanidine, hauyne.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Volcanic ejecta / fumarolic

One of the great classical mineral localities (vesuvianite type locality region).

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Naples15 km away · Tidal foreshore
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