Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Làtera Volcano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.31
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.25

mindat Locality ID: 239471
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-239471.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Làtera Volcano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Farnese
Gradoli
Ischia Di Castro
Làtera Solfatara
Mezzano
Onano
Valentano

Latitude: 42°35'49"N
Longitude: 11°46'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.596944444444,11.776944444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Bournonite
Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Danburite
Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gismondine	Gypsum	Harmotome	Latiumite	Ludwigite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Titanite	Tridymite
Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wöhlerite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baddeleyite Baryte Bournonite
Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corrensite Corundum Danburite
Epidote Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gismondine Gypsum Harmotome Latiumite Ludwigite
Malachite Marcasite Mica None Not in a structural group Olivine Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Titanite Tridymite
Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wöhlerite Zircon Zirconolite

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Afghanite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*
Annite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cancrinite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cuspidine ()*	Danburite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fantappièite ()*
Farneseite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Fluorophlogopite ()*	Franzinite ()*	Galena ()*	Gismondine ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrobiotite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kottenheimite ()*	Latiumite ()*	Leucite ()*	Liottite ()*
Maghemite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Opal ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phillipsite-K ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pitiglianoite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Richterite ()*	Sanidine ()*
Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tridymite ()*	Tuscanite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vishnevite ()*	Vonsenite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Afghanite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄)O₉₆(SO₄)₆Cl₆	0.31	0.25	4	69281,69285,69293,69296	25
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0.31	0.25	1	69295	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0.31	0.25	1	69291	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	0.31	0.25	5	69285,69286,69287,69289,69293	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	0.31	0.25	7	69282,69283,69285,69287,69293,69295,69296	1534
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	0.31	0.25	1	69293	356
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0.31	0.25	2	69285,69293	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0.31	0.25	1	69293	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	0.31	0.25	1	69288	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0.31	0.25	3	69282,69287,69293	2060
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	0.31	0.25	6	69281,69285,69286,69293,69295,69296	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0.31	0.25	1	69288	11547
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	0.31	0.25	1	69288	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	0.31	0.25	1	69288	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0.31	0.25	2	69285,69293	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69281	232
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	0.31	0.25	1	69293	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	0.31	0.25	2	69288,69293	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69293	3531
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69288	2970
Cuspidine ()*	Wöhlerite	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄	0.31	0.25	2	69285,69293	67
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	0.31	0.25	1	69287	148
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	0.31	0.25	1	69287	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0.31	0.25	2	69281,69295	8173
Fantappièite ()*	Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite	[Na_82.5Ca₃₃K_16.5]_Σ=132(Si₉₉Al₉₉O₃₉₆)(SO₄)₃₃·6H₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69282	2
Farneseite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₄₆Ca₁₀(Si₄₂Al₄₂O₁₆₈)(SO₄)₁₂·6H₂O	0.31	0.25	3	69282,69286,69295	4
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	0.31	0.25	1	69293	371
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	0.31	0.25	1	69293	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	0.31	0.25	3	69286,69293,69295	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0.31	0.25	1	69293	9617
Fluorophlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	0.31	0.25	1	69293	47
Franzinite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	(Na,K)₃₀Ca₁₀(Si₃₀Al₃₀)O₁₂₀(SO₄)₁₀·2H₂O	0.31	0.25	2	69282,69295	9
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	0.31	0.25	1	69288	24243
Gismondine ()*	Gismondine	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄)O₁₆·8H₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69293	128
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0.31	0.25	1	69288	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0.31	0.25	4	69281,69285,69287,69293	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0.31	0.25	3	69285,69288,69293	6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	0.31	0.25	5	69281,69283,69285,69293,69295	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0.31	0.25	5	69281,69285,69286,69293,69295	14640
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69293	49
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0.31	0.25	2	69285,69293	5433
Kottenheimite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·12H₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69293	3
Latiumite ()*	Latiumite	(Ca,K)₄(Si,Al)₅O₁₁(SO₄,CO₃)	0.31	0.25	2	69285,69293	7
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	0.31	0.25	1	69293	233
Liottite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₁₆Ca₈Si₁₈Al₁₈O₇₂(SO₄)₅Cl₄	0.31	0.25	2	69293,69296	7
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	0.31	0.25	1	69293	229
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0.31	0.25	1	69293	80
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	0.31	0.25	1	69293	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0.31	0.25	6	69281,69285,69286,69293,69295,69296	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	0.31	0.25	1	69288	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	0.31	0.25	1	69289	5674
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0.31	0.25	2	69286,69293	2994
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	0.31	0.25	1	69289	495
Phillipsite-K ()*	Harmotome	K₆(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69293	71
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	0.31	0.25	3	69285,69293,69295	2273
Pitiglianoite ()*	Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite	K₂Na₆(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69286	6
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	0.31	0.25	2	69288,69289	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0.31	0.25	3	69285,69288,69293	61156
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0.31	0.25	1	69293	148
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0.31	0.25	8	69281,69283,69284,69285,69286,69293,69295,69296	598
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0.31	0.25	1	69288	6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	0.31	0.25	4	69282,69285,69287,69293	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0.31	0.25	1	69288	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	0.31	0.25	4	69285,69286,69287,69293	1934
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	0.31	0.25	1	69288	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	0.31	0.25	1	69289	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	0.31	0.25	1	69288	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	0.31	0.25	1	69293	452
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	0.31	0.25	1	69281	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0.31	0.25	7	69281,69285,69286,69287,69293,69295,69296	4899
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	0.31	0.25	2	69286,69296	458
Tuscanite ()*	None	KCa₆(Si,Al)₁₀O₂₂(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	0.31	0.25	4	69285,69287,69293,69295	10
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	0.31	0.25	4	69281,69286,69287,69295	1395
Vishnevite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Cancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	0.31	0.25	3	69282,69286,69295	21
Vonsenite ()*	Ludwigite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	0.31	0.25	3	69285,69293,69296	62
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	0.31	0.25	4	69285,69287,69293,69295	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0.31	0.25	7	69281,69285,69286,69287,69293,69295,69296	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	0.31	0.25	1	69284	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_0098	Phonolitic tephrite of the Bolsena activity, see pg. 80, Fig. 6.

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_0098	0.31	0.25	0.28±0.03	K-Ar	Age of phonolitic tephrite		leucite	P164			Leucite			239471	Làtera Volcano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy	Latera	Fornaseri (1985)		RDSIMF40_73	Age of phonolitic tephrite from the Bolsena lava flows

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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