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Locality Name:
Allumiere, Tolfa Mts District, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 7.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3

mindat Locality ID: 193203
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193203.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Allumiere, Tolfa Mts District, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Allumiere Quarries
Caldano Creek
Castagneto La Trinità
Fontana Inversa Mine
Monte Sassetto
Roccaccia
Spizzicatore Hill

Latitude: 42°10'7"N
Longitude: 11°50'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.168611111111,11.8425

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCorundumDevilline
DiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianiteWavelliteWollastoniteZircon

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Opal  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31692592353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6269253,69255966
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)33.43269258,692591534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)269254,692562734
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23.43469253,69254,69256,692585509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)469253,69254,69255,6925611547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)369253,69254,6925627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3.43369254,69256,692584979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1692545707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2369253,69254,6925627198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2169254162
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F27.45.4169257285
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS369253,69254,692552600
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O187.45.4269257,692591008
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1692542970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21692549895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23.43469253,69254,69256,692589617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3.43369254,69256,6925824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)269253,692547437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1692592812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O369253,69254,692566890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33.43369253,69254,6925814640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31692595433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41692535591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43.43369253,69254,6925814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23.43369254,69256,6925812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23.43469253,69254,69255,692585674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O169253915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg269253,69255397
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O269253,692542994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23.43569253,69254,69255,69256,6925839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21692533106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81692599056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23.43669253,69254,69255,69256,69258,6925961156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)23.43269253,69258454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21692595614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)7.45.4269257,69259598
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O169253292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1692536417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)369253,69254,692562473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS369253,69254,6925621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4269253,692591934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)169259978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33.43369253,69254,692583418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS269253,692542045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13269253,692545317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O7.45.4269257,692594899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101692531395
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O169253374
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31692531247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)7.45.4269257,692595251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0071Abandoned pyrite and galena mine
Michelle_0072Rhyolitic dome with lava, tuffs, ignimbrites, and xenoliths


2 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_00727.45.46.4±1.0K-ArAge of inclusionsbiotiteK22    189463Monte Sassetto, Allumiere, Tolfa Mts District, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyMonte SassettoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of biotite from Bi-Melalatite. Sample described as coming from an inclusion.
Michelle_00713.433.2±0.2K-ArAge of monzanitic porphyrysanidineK21  Sanidine  30014Roccaccia, Allumiere, Tolfa Mts District, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyLa RoccacciaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of sanidine from monzonitic porphyry. Sample described as hypoabyssalite.


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