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Locality Name:
Cassia Road Km 61.5, Capranica, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.236

mindat Locality ID: 297679
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-297679.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cassia Road Km 61.5, Capranica, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, 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 B Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P REE S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P REE S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeApatiteCancrinite-sodaliteClinozoisiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparHellanditeLudwigite
MicaNonePyroxeneSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTridymite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Augite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorophlogopite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hellandite-(Ce)  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)Sanidine  (*)Sodalite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Vonsenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O610.23602060
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)10.2360115
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10.23608173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F10.23602740
Fluorophlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Al)O10F210.236047
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)10.23607437
Hellandite-(Ce)  (*)Hellandite(Ca,REE)4Ce2Al   2(B4Si4O22)(OH)210.23608
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)10.2360233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410.236014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)10.2360884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O10.236075
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O10.23602994
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)10.2360598
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl10.2360444
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10.23604899
Vonsenite  (*)LudwigiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)10.236062



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0149Trachyte, poggio translates to "Knoll"
Michelle_0150_cIgnimbrite C of Locardi
Michelle_0151(Tufo rosso a scorie nere auct.)
Michelle_0152Black pozzolana (Ignimbrite b?)
Michelle_0153Lc-Phonolite
Michelle_0154Tephritic Lc-phonolite


6 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_01490.2920.2360.264±0.028K-ArAge of trachytesanidine10 YesSanidine  5749Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyPoggio CavaliereFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte
Michelle_0150_c0.460.380.420±0.04K-ArAge of Ignimbrite C of LocardisanidineVS47C YesSanidine  5749Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyLa RoccaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Ignimbrite C of Locardi
Michelle_01510.640.40.520±0.12K-Ar sanidine9 YesSanidine  5749Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyC.le UmiltaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 
Michelle_01520.860.420.640±0.22K-Ar sanidine8 YesSanidine  5749Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyC.le ServelliFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 
Michelle_01530.910.490.700±0.21K-ArAge of lc-phonolitesanidine7 YesSanidine  5749Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySan RoccoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of lc-phonolite
Michelle_015410.640.820±0.18K-ArAge of tephritic lc-phonolitesanidine6 YesSanidine  5749Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalySan MartinoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic lc-phonolite


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