Marostica - San Luca road, Marostica, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy i
Regional Level Types
Marostica - San Luca road Group of Outcrops
Marostica Commune
Vicenza Province Province
Veneto Region
Italy Country

Outcrops of Oligocene basalts along the road connecting the town of Marostica to the village of San Luca.

Typical mineral in basalt cavities is phillipsite-Ca, as radiate fibrous spherules of yellow-pinkish vitreous crystals.

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ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Basalt

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ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca

Formula: Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O

References:

Boscardin, M., Dalla Costa, L., Daleffe, A., Frisone, V., Luppi, D., Rocchetti, I., and Zordan, A. (2010) La collezione di phillipsite e armotomo del Vicentino conservata presso il Museo Civico "G. Zannato" di Montecchio Maggiore. Studi e Ricerche, Associazione Amici del Museo, Museo Civico "G. Zannato", Montecchio Maggiore, 17, 41-50

Boscardin, M., Daleffe, A., Rocchetti, I., and Zordan, A. (2011) Minerali del Vicentino - Aggiornamenti, località e nuove determinazioni. Museo di Archeologia e Scienze Naturali “G. Zannato”, Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), 183 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Phillipsite-Ca	9.GC.10	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Adriatic-Apulian ForelandAccretionary Complex

EuropeContinent

The AlpsMountain Range

Italy

Veneto
- Vicenza Province
  - Marostica HillsGroup of Hills

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