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Locality Name:
Costa Caselle, Marino, Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.82
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.258

mindat Locality ID: 290808
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-290808.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Costa Caselle, Marino, Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Cl K Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cl K Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
Cancrinite-sodaliteFeldsparNoneSodalite

2 IMA Minerals at location:
Sanidine  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0.820.2580598
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0.820.2580444



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0163Scoriacious agglomerate
Michelle_0191_aTuff
Michelle_0192_bTuff
Michelle_0193_cTuff
Michelle_0194_dTuff
Michelle_0195_eTuff
Michelle_0196_fTuff
Michelle_0197_gTuff
Michelle_0198_hTuff
Michelle_0199_iTuff
Michelle_0200_jTuff
Michelle_0201_kTuff
Michelle_0202_lTuff
Michelle_0203_mTuff
Michelle_0204_nTuff
Michelle_0205_oTuff
Michelle_0206_pTuff
Michelle_0238Post Caldera Activity - Lateral, tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0242Post Caldera Activity - Lateral, tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0243Post Caldera Activity - Lateral, tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0244_aPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0245Pre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0246_bPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0247Pre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0248_aPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "Tufo litoide"
Michelle_0249_bPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "Archaeol. layer"
Michelle_0250_cPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "cinerite"
Michelle_0251_dPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "limnosol"
Michelle_0254Pre Caldera Activity - Fissural Lava Flows, leucitite
Michelle_0255Pre Caldera Activity - Fissural Lava Flows. No rock type described


30 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_01630.2770.2770.277K-ArAge of Scoriacious agglomerateleuciteKA409 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyM. CavoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Scoriacious agglomerate. Post-caldera activity phase
Michelle_0191_a0.3580.3260.342±0.016Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS3 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0192_b0.3630.3330.348±0.015Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS3 Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0193_c0.3590.3270.343±0.016Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS4A YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0194_d0.3580.3240.341±0.017Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS4A Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0195_e0.3610.2970.329±0.032Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS4B YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0196_f0.3540.3160.335±0.019Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS4B YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0197_g0.4020.3580.38±0.022Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS5 Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0198_h0.3560.3160.336±0.02Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS5 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0199_i0.2930.2630.278±0.015Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS6 Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0200_j0.3550.3110.333±0.022Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS7 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0201_k0.3690.3190.344±0.025Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS7 Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0202_l0.3490.3150.332±0.017Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS8 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0203_m0.3630.3250.344±0.019Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS10 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0204_n0.3920.3520.372±0.020Rb-SrAge of tuffleucite, biotiteVS3 Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0205_o0.3870.2870.337±0.05Rb-SrAge of tuffleucite, biotite, pyroxeneVS58 Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0206_p0.3540.3140.334±0.02Rb-SrAge of tuffleucite, biotite, pyroxeneVS10 Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_02380.2680.2680.268K-ArAge of tephritic leucititeleuciteKA855 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyPte. Divino AmoreFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic leucitite
Michelle_02420.270.2580.264±0.006K-ArAge of tephritic leucititeleuciteAl30 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalySaponaraFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic leucitite
Michelle_02430.2810.2650.273±0.008K-ArAge of tephritic leucititeleuciteAl33 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyEast of SaponaraFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0244_a0.560.480.520±0.04K-ArAge of tuffleucite  YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyMola CavonaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_02450.630.550.590±0.04K-ArAge of tuffleucite  YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTta FalcognanaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0246_b0.820.420.620±0.200K-ArAge of tuffbiotite  Yes  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyMola CavonaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_02470.360.3440.352±0.008K-ArAge of tuffleuciteFG YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyCle FormagrottaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0248_a0.37050.36150.366±0.0045K-ArAge of tuffleuciteLS4 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0249_b0.46370.45230.458±0.0057K-Ar leuciteLS3 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 
Michelle_0250_c0.49450.47950.487±0.0075K-ArAge of cineriteleuciteLS2 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of cinerite
Michelle_0251_d0.5340.5220.528±0.006K-ArAge of limnsolleuciteLS1 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of limnsol
Michelle_02540.4930.4810.487±0.006K-ArAge of leucititeleuciteAl9 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyEast of TuscoloFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of leucitite
Michelle_02550.5330.5150.524±0.009K-Ar leuciteAl38 YesLeucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFtte Marcaccio (M. Artemisio)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 


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