Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Palmarola Island, Latina Province, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.35

mindat Locality ID: 263650
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-263650.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Palmarola Island, Latina 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.

No IMA Minerals occur at this locality according to mindat
Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0187_aNa-rhyolite dome
Michelle_0188_bObsidian
Michelle_0189_cObsidian
Michelle_0190_dObsidian


4 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_0187_a1.661.541.6±0.06K-ArAge of rhyolite dome 156    263650Palmarola Island, Latina Province, Lazio, ItalyM. TramontanaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of rhyolite dome
Michelle_0188_b1.761.641.7±0.06K-ArAge of obsidian 156a    263650Palmarola Island, Latina Province, Lazio, ItalyM. TramontanaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of obsidian
Michelle_0189_c21.41.7±0.3Fission TrackAge of obsidian PAL13    263650Palmarola Island, Latina Province, Lazio, ItalyMonte Tramontana-PortoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of obsidian
Michelle_0190_d1.811.351.58±0.23Fission TrackAge of obsidian      263650Palmarola Island, Latina Province, Lazio, ItalyMonte TramontanaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of obsidian

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