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Locality Name:
Trachyte Quarry, Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.92
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.03

mindat Locality ID: 241105
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-241105.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Trachyte Quarry, Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°38'29"N
Longitude: 12°1'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.641388888889,12.021944444444

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 F K Mg O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al F K Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
FeldsparMicaNone

2 IMA Minerals at location:
Fluorophlogopite  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Fluorophlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Al)O10F20.920.03047
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0.920.030598



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0093Trachyte
Michelle_0093_aTrachyte, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0095Tephritic phonolite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0096Latite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0097Latite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0099Px-trachyte, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0100Leucite tephrite from what appears to be a seminary betwee Acquadependente and Onano, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0101_aLeucite basalt
Michelle_0102Leucite trachyte, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0103Phonolitic tephrite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0104_aLatite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0106_bTrachyte, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0107_cTrachyte, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0108_dTrachyte, see pg. 80, Fig. 6. Dyke near Casa Gazette (Varekamp 1980)
Michelle_0109Leucitite (dyke), see pg. 80, Fig. 6. Dyke near Casa Gazette (Varekamp 1980)
Michelle_0110Leucite tephrite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6. From lava plateau of Benano (Varekamp 1980)
Michelle_0112_bLatite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0113_bTephritic phonolite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0114Tephrite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0115_aLeucitic lava, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0116Leucite tephrite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0117Tephritic phonolite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0118_cTephritic phonolite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0119_bTephritic phonolite, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0120Ol-trachybasalt, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.
Michelle_0121_aTrachyte
Michelle_0122_bTephrite phonolite
Michelle_0123Trachyte
Michelle_0124Appears to be a stream or river


29 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_00930.050.030.04±0.01K-ArAge of trachytesanidineTSL YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySan Lorenzo NuovoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte
Michelle_0093_a0.050.030.04±0.01K-ArAge of trachytesanidineTSL YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySan Lorenzo NuovoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte
Michelle_00950.180.120.15±0.03K-ArAge of tephritic phonoliteleuciteBS26 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyProcenoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic phonolite
Michelle_00960.220.140.18±0.04K-ArAge of latite VS36 Yes  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyVulciFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of latite
Michelle_00970.310.130.22±0.09K-ArAge of latite VS38 Yes  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyTrc CrognolaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of latite
Michelle_00990.240.20.22±0.02K-ArAge of Px-trachytesanidineS YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyFgio CerconeFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Px-trachyte
Michelle_01000.3070.2470.277±0.03K-ArAge of Leucite tephriteleuciteL YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySeminarioFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Leucite tephrite
Michelle_0101_a0.270.270.27K-ArAge of Leucite basaltleuciteKA457 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyAcquapendenteFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Leucite basalt
Michelle_01020.340.280.31±0.03K-ArAge of Leucite trachyteleuciteBS31 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyC. GallicellaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Leucite trachyte
Michelle_01030.370.250.31±0.06K-ArAge of Phonolitic tephriteleuciteVF8 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyFle CarpineFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Phonolitic tephrite
Michelle_0104_a0.32550.30650.316±0.0095K-ArAge of latitebiotitePSQ1 Yes  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyM. CalvoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of latite
Michelle_0106_b0.330.330.33K-ArAge of trachytesanidineKA406 YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySan Lorenzo NuovoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte, from CA6_342
Michelle_0107_c0.3440.3280.336±0.008K-ArAge of trachytebiotite35A Yes  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySan Lorenzo NuovoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte, from MSGI25
Michelle_0108_d0.370.310.34±0.03K-ArAge of trachyteleuciteT12 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySan Lorenzo NuovoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte, from BV43_489
Michelle_01090.410.290.35±0.06K-ArAge of dykeleuciteT13 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyCasa GazzettaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of leucitite dyke
Michelle_01100.390.310.35±0.04K-ArAge of leucite tephriteleuciteT10 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyBenanoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of leucite tephrite
Michelle_0112_b0.560.260.41±0.15K-ArAge of trachyte VS65 Yes  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyMonte CalvoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte
Michelle_0113_b0.430.390.41±0.02K-ArAge of tephritic phonoliteleuciteBS7 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyAcquapendenteFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic phonolite
Michelle_01140.4230.4030.413±0.01K-ArAge of tephrite VUL2 Yes  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyF. LenteFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephrite
Michelle_0115_a0.4310.4310.431K-ArAge of leucitic lavaleuciteKA854 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyC. BuonviaggioFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of leucitic lava
Michelle_01160.540.440.49±0.05K-ArAge of leucite tephriteleuciteT9 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyLe VeletteFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of leucite tephrite
Michelle_01170.610.570.59±0.02K-ArAge of tephritic phonoliteleuciteBS21 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyC. TorricellaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic phonolite
Michelle_0118_c0.660.60.63±0.03K-ArAge of tephritic phonoliteleuciteBS14 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyAcquapendenteFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic phonolite
Michelle_0119_b0.690.630.66±0.03K-ArAge of tephritic phonoliteleuciteVF5 YesLeucite  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyC. BuonviaggioFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic phonolite
Michelle_01200.860.780.82±0.04K-ArAge of ol-trachybasalt TA7 Yes  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyTorre AlfinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of ol-trachybasalt
Michelle_0121_a0.420.380.4±0.02K-ArAge of trachytesanidineVS44 YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyLa RoccaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte
Michelle_0122_b0.460.380.42±0.04K-ArAge of tephritic phonolitesanidineVS47C YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyLa RoccaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic phonolite
Michelle_01230.630.590.61±0.02K-ArAge of trachytesanidineVS31A YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyFontanile Inguatta-pagnotteFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte
Michelle_01240.920.840.88±0.04K-Ar sanidineVS50 YesSanidine  286302Bolsena, Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyT. ArroneFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 


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