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Locality Name:
Vetralla, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.095

mindat Locality ID: 2081
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2081.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vetralla, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Castellaccio Di Petrignano
Fosso Ricomero
La Botte (Botte)
Le Carcarelle
Pian Di San Martino
Tobia
Tre Croci

Latitude: 42°21'2"N
Longitude: 12°5'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.350555555556,12.091111111111
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 As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cs F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P REE S Si Th Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Th Ti W Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteBaddeleyiteBaryteBerylCalciteCancrinite
Cancrinite-sodaliteClayClinozoisiteCoronaditeCorundumCristobaliteDanburiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FerrieriteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeHellanditeHumiteLudwigiteMica
MilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOkanoganiteOlivinePerovskitePseudobrookitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileScheeliteSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteZircon
Zirconolite

82 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Afghanite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Asbecasite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Ciprianiite  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Danburite  (*)
Davyne  (*)Diopside  (*)Ekanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrierite-Mg  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)
Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hellandite-(Ce)  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Homilite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Leucite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Mottanaite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)
Peprossiite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piergorite-(Ce)  (*)
Pitiglianoite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)Stoppaniite  (*)Tadzhikite-(Ce)  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Tuscanite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vicanite-(Ce)  (*)Vishnevite  (*)Vonsenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O60.40.0950286
Afghanite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24)O96(SO4)6Cl610.236469316,69319,69320,6932225
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0.40.0950706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O0.40.09501627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO210.2361693202162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)310.2361693171534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)0.40.09501036
Asbecasite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa3TiAs6Be2Si2O200.40.41693228
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O610.236469318,69320,69321,693222060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO210.236269319,69322238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10.23616932111547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)10.236269318,69322115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10.236269321,6932227770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O10.236169320232
Ciprianiite  (*)HellanditeCa4(ThCa)Al(Be0.5   1.5)Σ2[B4Si4O22](OH)20.40.41693222
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F20.40.0950236
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O30.40.09501797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO210.236169320453
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160.40.4169322599
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O810.236269316,69322148
Davyne  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite[(Na,K)6(SO4)0.5Cl][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]0.40.416932217
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O610.2361693204135
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O200.40.095016
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0.40.09508173
Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrierite[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O10.23616932134
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20.40.0950271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F10.2361693182740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF210.236369318,69320,693229617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)0.40.09501188
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)20.40.40163
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)0.40.09507437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)30.40.09501544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0.40.09506890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)0.40.0950158
Hellandite-(Ce)  (*)Hellandite(Ca,REE)4Ce2Al   2(B4Si4O22)(OH)210.236269320,693228
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0.40.40237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310.236469316,69317,69318,6932014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O410.236169317407
Homilite  (*)GadoliniteCa2Fe2+B2Si2O100.40.41693228
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0.40.4169322367
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)0.0950.0950233
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)210.23616931980
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410.236669316,69317,69318,69319,69320,6932214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS20.40.09505800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)10.236169318945
Mottanaite-(Ce)  (*)HellanditeCa4Ce2Al(Be1.5   0.5)Σ2[B4Si4O22]O20.40.41693222
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20.40.416932217380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)10.236169320884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O10.236369320,69322,6932375
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O3010.236269317,6932042
Peprossiite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ce,La)(Al3O)2/3B4O1010.2361693183
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30.40.0950495
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O0.40.416932271
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)210.236469316,69317,69320,693222273
Piergorite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa8Ce2AlLiSi6B8O36(OH)210.236269318,693222
Pitiglianoite  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodaliteK2Na6(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·2H2O0.40.41693226
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O10.236269320,69322140
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O510.236269317,69320164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS20.40.095039462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30.40.0950341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210.23616932161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO210.236369319,69320,693225614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)10.236569316,69317,69318,69320,69322598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)0.40.09504894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)10.236269320,693216417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl10.236469318,69319,69320,69322444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O40.40.09501934
Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeBSiO510.236269316,6932219
Stoppaniite  (*)BerylFe3+2Be3Si6O18·H2O0.40.402
Tadzhikite-(Ce)  (*)HellanditeCa4Ce2Ti   (B4Si4O22)(OH)210.236269319,6932214
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO210.236369319,69320,69322236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)10.236369318,69320,693221006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10.236669316,69317,69318,69319,69320,693224899
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO210.236269317,69320458
Tuscanite  (*)NoneKCa6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3)2(OH)·H2O0.40.416932210
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO210.236269319,693222718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)100.40.09501395
Vicanite-(Ce)  (*)Okanoganite(Ca,Ce,La,Th)15As5+(As3+,Na)0.5Fe3+0.7Si6B4(O,F)4710.236469316,69319,69320,693226
Vishnevite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite CancriniteNa8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O0.40.416932221
Vonsenite  (*)LudwigiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)10.236469318,69319,69320,6932262
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)10.236369318,69320,693225251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O710.236569316,69318,69319,69320,69322140


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0148Leucitic lava
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


9 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
Be-000100.40.40.4  high    StoppaniiteBe2081Vetralla, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 
Michelle_01480.0950.0950.095K-ArAge of leucitic lavaleuciteKA853  Leucite  2081Vetralla, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyVetrallaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of leucitic lava
Grew_Li_2019_00860.40.40.4      Piergorite-(Ce) 2080Tre Croci, Vetralla, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyTre Croci, Vico volcanic complex, Viterbo Province, Latium, ItalyFornaseri (1985) RSIMP40_73 

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