Dr Nicola Mondillo

Dr Nicola Mondillo

Marie Curie Fellow-CENSZ

Department: Earth Sciences
Division: ES Mineral and Planetary Sciences Division
Specialisms: Zn-Pb nonsulphide deposits, bauxites, supergene alteration
Other email: nicola.mondillo@unina.it
Phone: +44 (0)20 7942 5239

Summary

MAIN RESEARCH THEMES

(1) Geology, mineralogy and isotopic geochemistry of nonsulphide Zn-Pb deposits (Yemen, Peru, Italy, Turkey, Alaska).

(2) Geology, mineralogy and geochemistry of bauxite deposits in Southern Italy.

(3) Relationship between mineralogy of supergene deposits and their processing.

Qualifications

    Degrees

  • Master, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
  • PhD, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Employment history

    Academic

  • Researcher, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse, Italy, 2013 - ongoing

Publications

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Spoleto S, Stellato F, Marino A, Santoro L, Spratt J (2015) Rare earth elements (REE)—Minerals in the Silius fluorite vein system (Sardinia, Italy). Ore Geology Reviews, 74 (April 2016) : 211 - 224. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.11.016

Mondillo N, Nieto F, Balassone G (2015) Micro- and nano-characterization of Zn-clays in nonsulfide supergene ores of southern Peru. American Mineralogist, 100 (11-12) : 2484 - 2496. doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5273

Ostendorf J, Henjes-Kunst F, Mondillo N, Boni M, Schneider J, Gutzmer J (2015) Formation of Mississippi Valley–type deposits linked to hydrocarbon generation in extensional tectonic settings: Evidence from the Jabali Zn-Pb-(Ag) deposit (Yemen). Geology, 43 (12) : 1055 - 1058. doi: 10.1130/G37112.1

Balassone G, Danisi RM, Armbruster T, Altomare A, Moliterni AG, Petti C, Mondillo N, Ghiara MR, Saviano M (2015) An insight into crystal chemistry and cation order of columbite-(Fe) and columbite-(Mn) from worldwide occurrences. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 192 (3) : 275 - 287. doi: 10.1127/njma/2015/0285

Boni M, Mondillo N (2015) The “Calamines” and the “Others”: The great family of supergene nonsulfide zinc ores. Ore Geology Reviews, 67 : 208 - 233. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.10.025

Santoro L, Rollinson GK, Boni M, Mondillo N (2015) AUTOMATED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (QEMSCAN(R))-BASED MINERAL IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE JABALI Zn-Pb-Ag NONSULFIDE DEPOSIT (YEMEN). Economic Geology, 110 (4) : 1083 - 1099. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.110.4.1083

Santoro L, Boni M, Mondillo N, Joachimski M, Woodman J (2015) A cold supergene zinc deposit in Alaska: The Reef Ridge case. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 127 (11-12) : 1534 - 1549. doi: 10.1130/b31219.1

Santoro L, Boni M, Rollinson GK, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Clegg AM (2014) Mineralogical characterization of the Hakkari nonsulfide Zn(Pb) deposit (Turkey): The benefits of QEMSCAN®. Minerals Engineering, 69 : 29 - 39. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.07.002

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Joachimski M, Mormone A (2014) The Jabali nonsulfide Zn–Pb–Ag deposit, western Yemen. Ore Geology Reviews, 61 : 248 - 267. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.003

Balassone G, Kahlenberg V, Altomare A, Mormone A, Rizzi R, Saviano M, Mondillo N (2014) Nephelines from the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic complex (Southern Italy): crystal-chemical, structural and genetic investigations. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108 (1) : 71 - 90. doi: 10.1007/s00710-013-0290-6

Balassone G, Toscano M, Cavazzini G, De Bonis A, D’Orazio L, Joachimski M, Weihe H, Prochaska W, Mondillo N, Mormone A, Petti C, Solpietro A (2014) The history of the “Virgin with Child” sculpture (Ottaviano, Naples, southern Italy): Hypotheses from archaeometric multi-technique investigations. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 15 (4) : 414 - 423. doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2013.09.002

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Villa IM (2014) The Yanque Prospect (Peru): From Polymetallic Zn-Pb Mineralization to a Nonsulfide Deposit. Economic Geology, 109 (6) : 1735 - 1762. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.109.6.1735

Balassone G, Scordari F, Lacalamita M, Schingaro E, Mormone A, Piochi M, Petti C, Mondillo N (2013) Trioctahedral micas in xenolithic ejecta from recent volcanism of the Somma-Vesuvius (Italy): Crystal chemistry and genetic inferences. Lithos, 160-161 : 84 - 97. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.12.004

Boni M, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Joachimski M, Colella A (2013) Zincian dolomite related to supergene alteration in the Iglesias mining district (SW Sardinia). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 102 (1) : 61 - 71. doi: 10.1007/s00531-012-0785-0

Boni M, Rollinson G, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Santoro L (2013) Quantitative Mineralogical Characterization of Karst Bauxite Deposits in the Southern Apennines, Italy. Economic Geology, 108 (4) : 813 - 833. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.108.4.813

Boni M, Reddy SM, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Taylor R (2012) A distant magmatic source for Cretaceous karst bauxites of Southern Apennines (Italy), revealed through SHRIMP zircon age dating. Terra Nova, 24 (4) : 326 - 332. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2012.01068.x

Balassone G, Bellatreccia F, Mormone A, Biagioni C, Pasero M, Petti C, Mondillo N, Fameli G (2012) Sodalite-group minerals from the Somma Vesuvius volcanic complex, Italy: a case study of K-feldspar-rich xenoliths. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) : 191 - 212. doi: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.191

Balassone G, Talla D, Beran A, Mormone A, Altomare A, Moliterni A, Mondillo N, Saviano M, Petti C (2011) Vesuvianite from Somma-Vesuvius volcano (southern Italy): chemical, X-ray diffraction and single-crystal polarized FTIR investigations. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 80 (3) : 369 - 384. doi: 10.2451/2011PM0026

Di Maio G, Balassone G, Ferrow E, Barca D, Mormone A, Petti C, Mondillo N (2011) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the concotto artefacts from firing places of Longola protohistoric settlement (Naples). PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 80 (3) : 351 - 367. doi: 10.2451/2011PM0025

Mondillo N, Balassone G, Boni M, Rollinson G (2011) Karst bauxites in the Campania Apennines (southern Italy): a new approach. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 80 (3) : 407 - 432. doi: 10.2451/2011PM0028

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Grist B (2011) In search of the lost zinc: A lesson from the Jabali (Yemen) nonsulfide zinc deposit. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 108 (3) : 209 - 219. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.02.010

Boni M, Mondillo N, Balassone G (2011) Zincian dolomite: A peculiar dedolomitization case?. Geology, 39 (2) : 183 - 186. doi: 10.1130/g31486.1

Balassone G, Boni M, Mondillo N, Rollinson G (2011) Bauxite in Southern Italy: a new approach. LET'S TALK ORE DEPOSITS, VOLS I AND II 818 - 820.

Mondillo N, Balassone G, Boni M, Grist B (2011) The nonsulfide zinc deposit of Jabali (Yemen). LET'S TALK ORE DEPOSITS, VOLS I AND II 806 - 808.

Kastenmeier P, Di Maio G, Balassone G, Boni M, Joachimski M, Mondillo N (2010) The source of stone building materials from the Pompeii archaeological area and its surroundings. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 79 : 39 - 58. doi: 10.2451/2010PM0020

Boni M, Schmidt PR, De Wet JR, Singleton JD, Balassone G, Mondillo N (2009) Mineralogical signature of nonsulfide zinc ores at Accha (Peru): A key for recovery. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 93 (3-4) : 267 - 277. doi: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.10.003

Boni M, Balassone G, Fedele L, Mondillo N (2009) Post-Variscan hydrothermal activity and ore deposits in southern Sardinia (Italy): selected examples from Gerrei (Silius Vein System) and the Iglesiente district. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 78 (3) : 19 - 35. doi: 10.2451/2009PM0010

Courses taught

METODI DI ANALISI DEI GIACIMENTI METALLICI E PROCESSING
3/2015 - 6/2015.

Introduction

Summary

MAIN RESEARCH THEMES

(1) Geology, mineralogy and isotopic geochemistry of nonsulphide Zn-Pb deposits (Yemen, Peru, Italy, Turkey, Alaska).

(2) Geology, mineralogy and geochemistry of bauxite deposits in Southern Italy.

(3) Relationship between mineralogy of supergene deposits and their processing.

Qualifications

    Degrees

  • Master, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
  • PhD, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy

Employment history

    Academic

  • Researcher, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse, Italy, 2013 - ongoing
Publications

Publications

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Spoleto S, Stellato F, Marino A, Santoro L, Spratt J (2015) Rare earth elements (REE)—Minerals in the Silius fluorite vein system (Sardinia, Italy). Ore Geology Reviews, 74 (April 2016) : 211 - 224. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.11.016

Mondillo N, Nieto F, Balassone G (2015) Micro- and nano-characterization of Zn-clays in nonsulfide supergene ores of southern Peru. American Mineralogist, 100 (11-12) : 2484 - 2496. doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5273

Ostendorf J, Henjes-Kunst F, Mondillo N, Boni M, Schneider J, Gutzmer J (2015) Formation of Mississippi Valley–type deposits linked to hydrocarbon generation in extensional tectonic settings: Evidence from the Jabali Zn-Pb-(Ag) deposit (Yemen). Geology, 43 (12) : 1055 - 1058. doi: 10.1130/G37112.1

Balassone G, Danisi RM, Armbruster T, Altomare A, Moliterni AG, Petti C, Mondillo N, Ghiara MR, Saviano M (2015) An insight into crystal chemistry and cation order of columbite-(Fe) and columbite-(Mn) from worldwide occurrences. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 192 (3) : 275 - 287. doi: 10.1127/njma/2015/0285

Boni M, Mondillo N (2015) The “Calamines” and the “Others”: The great family of supergene nonsulfide zinc ores. Ore Geology Reviews, 67 : 208 - 233. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.10.025

Santoro L, Rollinson GK, Boni M, Mondillo N (2015) AUTOMATED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (QEMSCAN(R))-BASED MINERAL IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE JABALI Zn-Pb-Ag NONSULFIDE DEPOSIT (YEMEN). Economic Geology, 110 (4) : 1083 - 1099. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.110.4.1083

Santoro L, Boni M, Mondillo N, Joachimski M, Woodman J (2015) A cold supergene zinc deposit in Alaska: The Reef Ridge case. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 127 (11-12) : 1534 - 1549. doi: 10.1130/b31219.1

Santoro L, Boni M, Rollinson GK, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Clegg AM (2014) Mineralogical characterization of the Hakkari nonsulfide Zn(Pb) deposit (Turkey): The benefits of QEMSCAN®. Minerals Engineering, 69 : 29 - 39. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.07.002

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Joachimski M, Mormone A (2014) The Jabali nonsulfide Zn–Pb–Ag deposit, western Yemen. Ore Geology Reviews, 61 : 248 - 267. doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.02.003

Balassone G, Kahlenberg V, Altomare A, Mormone A, Rizzi R, Saviano M, Mondillo N (2014) Nephelines from the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic complex (Southern Italy): crystal-chemical, structural and genetic investigations. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108 (1) : 71 - 90. doi: 10.1007/s00710-013-0290-6

Balassone G, Toscano M, Cavazzini G, De Bonis A, D’Orazio L, Joachimski M, Weihe H, Prochaska W, Mondillo N, Mormone A, Petti C, Solpietro A (2014) The history of the “Virgin with Child” sculpture (Ottaviano, Naples, southern Italy): Hypotheses from archaeometric multi-technique investigations. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 15 (4) : 414 - 423. doi: 10.1016/j.culher.2013.09.002

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Villa IM (2014) The Yanque Prospect (Peru): From Polymetallic Zn-Pb Mineralization to a Nonsulfide Deposit. Economic Geology, 109 (6) : 1735 - 1762. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.109.6.1735

Balassone G, Scordari F, Lacalamita M, Schingaro E, Mormone A, Piochi M, Petti C, Mondillo N (2013) Trioctahedral micas in xenolithic ejecta from recent volcanism of the Somma-Vesuvius (Italy): Crystal chemistry and genetic inferences. Lithos, 160-161 : 84 - 97. doi: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.12.004

Boni M, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Joachimski M, Colella A (2013) Zincian dolomite related to supergene alteration in the Iglesias mining district (SW Sardinia). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 102 (1) : 61 - 71. doi: 10.1007/s00531-012-0785-0

Boni M, Rollinson G, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Santoro L (2013) Quantitative Mineralogical Characterization of Karst Bauxite Deposits in the Southern Apennines, Italy. Economic Geology, 108 (4) : 813 - 833. doi: 10.2113/econgeo.108.4.813

Boni M, Reddy SM, Mondillo N, Balassone G, Taylor R (2012) A distant magmatic source for Cretaceous karst bauxites of Southern Apennines (Italy), revealed through SHRIMP zircon age dating. Terra Nova, 24 (4) : 326 - 332. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2012.01068.x

Balassone G, Bellatreccia F, Mormone A, Biagioni C, Pasero M, Petti C, Mondillo N, Fameli G (2012) Sodalite-group minerals from the Somma Vesuvius volcanic complex, Italy: a case study of K-feldspar-rich xenoliths. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) : 191 - 212. doi: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.191

Balassone G, Talla D, Beran A, Mormone A, Altomare A, Moliterni A, Mondillo N, Saviano M, Petti C (2011) Vesuvianite from Somma-Vesuvius volcano (southern Italy): chemical, X-ray diffraction and single-crystal polarized FTIR investigations. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 80 (3) : 369 - 384. doi: 10.2451/2011PM0026

Di Maio G, Balassone G, Ferrow E, Barca D, Mormone A, Petti C, Mondillo N (2011) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the concotto artefacts from firing places of Longola protohistoric settlement (Naples). PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 80 (3) : 351 - 367. doi: 10.2451/2011PM0025

Mondillo N, Balassone G, Boni M, Rollinson G (2011) Karst bauxites in the Campania Apennines (southern Italy): a new approach. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 80 (3) : 407 - 432. doi: 10.2451/2011PM0028

Mondillo N, Boni M, Balassone G, Grist B (2011) In search of the lost zinc: A lesson from the Jabali (Yemen) nonsulfide zinc deposit. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 108 (3) : 209 - 219. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.02.010

Boni M, Mondillo N, Balassone G (2011) Zincian dolomite: A peculiar dedolomitization case?. Geology, 39 (2) : 183 - 186. doi: 10.1130/g31486.1

Balassone G, Boni M, Mondillo N, Rollinson G (2011) Bauxite in Southern Italy: a new approach. LET'S TALK ORE DEPOSITS, VOLS I AND II 818 - 820.

Mondillo N, Balassone G, Boni M, Grist B (2011) The nonsulfide zinc deposit of Jabali (Yemen). LET'S TALK ORE DEPOSITS, VOLS I AND II 806 - 808.

Kastenmeier P, Di Maio G, Balassone G, Boni M, Joachimski M, Mondillo N (2010) The source of stone building materials from the Pompeii archaeological area and its surroundings. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 79 : 39 - 58. doi: 10.2451/2010PM0020

Boni M, Schmidt PR, De Wet JR, Singleton JD, Balassone G, Mondillo N (2009) Mineralogical signature of nonsulfide zinc ores at Accha (Peru): A key for recovery. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 93 (3-4) : 267 - 277. doi: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.10.003

Boni M, Balassone G, Fedele L, Mondillo N (2009) Post-Variscan hydrothermal activity and ore deposits in southern Sardinia (Italy): selected examples from Gerrei (Silius Vein System) and the Iglesiente district. PERIODICO DI MINERALOGIA, 78 (3) : 19 - 35. doi: 10.2451/2009PM0010

Teaching and students

Courses taught

METODI DI ANALISI DEI GIACIMENTI METALLICI E PROCESSING
3/2015 - 6/2015.