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Locality Name:
Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.82
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.258

mindat Locality ID: 29170
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29170.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Acqua Acetosa (Acquacetosa)
Albano Laziale
Ariccia
Frascati
Lake Nemi
Marino
Rocca Di Papa
San Valentino
Vallerano

Latitude: 41°45'22"N
Longitude: 12°41'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.756111111111,12.685555555556

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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H La Mg Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArtiniteBaddeleyiteBaryteCalciteCancrinite
Cancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteClayCopperCorundumDanburiteEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGismondineGypsumHarkeriteLatiumiteMicaNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OkanoganiteOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxeneRocksaltSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelSpurrite-Afwillite
TitaniteTobermoriteTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Afwillite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Artinite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chabazite-K  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cuspidine  (*)Danburite  (*)Diopside  (*)Ekanite  (*)Ettringite  (*)
Fluoborite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Franzinite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Gismondine  (*)Götzenite  (*)Grandidierite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harkerite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Kaliophilite  (*)Kalsilite  (*)Larnite  (*)
Latiumite  (*)Lazurite  (*)Lead  (*)Leucite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)Periclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Richterite  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Vertumnite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Vicanite-(Ce)  (*)Vishnevite  (*)Wiluite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O0.820.258041
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0.820.2580706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O0.820.25801627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)30.820.258569177,69179,69180,69181,691871534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)0.820.2581691791036
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O0.820.25816917775
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O60.820.258469179,69180,69181,691872060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO20.820.258269177,69184238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)0.820.258011547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0.820.2580115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)0.820.258569175,69178,69179,69180,6918927770
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite(K2NaCa0.5)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O0.820.25816918930
Copper  (*)CopperCu0.820.25803846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O30.820.2581691841797
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O0.820.25802970
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F40.820.258269179,6918067
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O80.820.2580148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O60.820.2581691774135
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O200.820.25816917716
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O0.7060.70616917593
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F30.820.258269176,6917752
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F0.820.25802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF20.820.2581691779617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)0.820.258269179,691841188
Franzinite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)30Ca10(Si30Al30)O120(SO4)10·2H2O0.820.258369176,69179,691809
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS0.820.258024243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO30.820.258070
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O0.820.258269180,69189128
Götzenite  (*)NoneCa4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F20.820.25816918027
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)0.820.25816918440
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)30.820.258269177,691791544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0.820.25806890
Harkerite  (*)HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16·2(H2O,HCl)0.820.25816917911
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20.820.2580209
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)0.820.258469177,69179,69180,69182158
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60.820.2580741
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0.820.258369177,69179,69180341
Kaliophilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO40.820.258369177,69180,691848
Kalsilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO40.820.25816918449
Larnite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2(SiO4)0.820.258048
Latiumite  (*)Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)0.820.258269179,691877
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O0.820.25816918037
Lead  (*)CopperPb0.820.258169177192
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)0.7060.258569175,69179,69180,69181,69189233
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O40.820.258169188229
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20.820.258080
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O40.820.25816918498
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O40.820.258469177,69179,69180,6918714899
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O0.820.258169180425
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)0.820.258169177153
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0.820.258669175,69177,69178,69179,69180,69189884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O0.820.258075
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O0.820.2581691792994
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO0.820.258269177,69179114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30.820.258169184495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)20.820.258369178,69179,691802273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS20.820.25816917939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S80.820.2581691779056
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)20.820.258169177148
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0.820.258469177,69179,69184,69185598
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0.820.258369179,69180,69185444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS0.820.25816917721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O40.820.258369179,69180,691841934
Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeBSiO50.820.258019
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O0.820.2580183
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)0.820.25801006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O0.820.258269177,691794899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)0.820.2580114
Vertumnite  (*)NoneCa4Al4Si4O6(OH)24·3H2O0.820.25808
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)100.820.258269179,691801395
Vicanite-(Ce)  (*)Okanoganite(Ca,Ce,La,Th)15As5+(As3+,Na)0.5Fe3+0.7Si6B4(O,F)470.820.25806
Vishnevite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite CancriniteNa8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O0.820.258021
Wiluite  (*)VesuvianiteCa19(Al,Mg)13(B,   ,Al)5(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(O,OH)100.820.2581691806
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO30.820.258369178,69179,691801247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)0.820.25805251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O70.820.2580140



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0163Scoriacious agglomerate
Michelle_0191_aTuff
Michelle_0192_bTuff
Michelle_0193_cTuff
Michelle_0194_dTuff
Michelle_0195_eTuff
Michelle_0196_fTuff
Michelle_0197_gTuff
Michelle_0198_hTuff
Michelle_0199_iTuff
Michelle_0200_jTuff
Michelle_0201_kTuff
Michelle_0202_lTuff
Michelle_0203_mTuff
Michelle_0204_nTuff
Michelle_0205_oTuff
Michelle_0206_pTuff
Michelle_0238Post Caldera Activity - Lateral, tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0242Post Caldera Activity - Lateral, tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0243Post Caldera Activity - Lateral, tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0244_aPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0245Pre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0246_bPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0247Pre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, Tufo di Villa Senni formation
Michelle_0248_aPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "Tufo litoide"
Michelle_0249_bPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "Archaeol. layer"
Michelle_0250_cPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "cinerite"
Michelle_0251_dPre Caldera Activity - Complex of Lower Pyroclastics, rock type described as "limnosol"
Michelle_0252Pre Caldera Activity - Fissural Lava Flows, tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0254Pre Caldera Activity - Fissural Lava Flows, leucitite
Michelle_0255Pre Caldera Activity - Fissural Lava Flows. No rock type described


31 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_01630.2770.2770.277K-ArAge of Scoriacious agglomerateleuciteKA409  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyM. CavoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of Scoriacious agglomerate. Post-caldera activity phase
Michelle_0191_a0.3580.3260.342±0.016Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS3  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0192_b0.3630.3330.348±0.015Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS3    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0193_c0.3590.3270.343±0.016Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS4A  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0194_d0.3580.3240.341±0.017Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS4A    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0195_e0.3610.2970.329±0.032Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS4B  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0196_f0.3540.3160.335±0.019Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS4B  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0197_g0.4020.3580.38±0.022Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS5    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0198_h0.3560.3160.336±0.02Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS5  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0199_i0.2930.2630.278±0.015Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS6    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0200_j0.3550.3110.333±0.022Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS7  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0201_k0.3690.3190.344±0.025Ar-ArAge of tuffbiotiteVS7    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0202_l0.3490.3150.332±0.017Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS8  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0203_m0.3630.3250.344±0.019Ar-ArAge of tuffleuciteVS10  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0204_n0.3920.3520.372±0.020Rb-SrAge of tuffleucite, biotiteVS3    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0205_o0.3870.2870.337±0.05Rb-SrAge of tuffleucite, biotite, pyroxeneVS58    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0206_p0.3540.3140.334±0.02Rb-SrAge of tuffleucite, biotite, pyroxeneVS10    29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTufo di Villa Senni FormationFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_02380.2680.2680.268K-ArAge of tephritic leucititeleuciteKA855  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyPte. Divino AmoreFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic leucitite
Michelle_02420.270.2580.264±0.006K-ArAge of tephritic leucititeleuciteAl30  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalySaponaraFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic leucitite
Michelle_02430.2810.2650.273±0.008K-ArAge of tephritic leucititeleuciteAl33  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyEast of SaponaraFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic leucitite
Michelle_0244_a0.560.480.520±0.04K-ArAge of tuffleucite   Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyMola CavonaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_02450.630.550.590±0.04K-ArAge of tuffleucite   Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyTta FalcognanaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0246_b0.820.420.620±0.200K-ArAge of tuffbiotite     29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyMola CavonaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_02470.360.3440.352±0.008K-ArAge of tuffleuciteFG  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyCle FormagrottaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0248_a0.37050.36150.366±0.0045K-ArAge of tuffleuciteLS4  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tuff
Michelle_0249_b0.46370.45230.458±0.0057K-Ar leuciteLS3  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 
Michelle_0250_c0.49450.47950.487±0.0075K-ArAge of cineriteleuciteLS2  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of cinerite
Michelle_0251_d0.5340.5220.528±0.006K-ArAge of limnsolleuciteLS1  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFontana Ranuccio (Anagni)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of limnsol
Michelle_02540.4930.4810.487±0.006K-ArAge of leucititeleuciteAl9  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyEast of TuscoloFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of leucitite
Michelle_02550.5330.5150.524±0.009K-Ar leuciteAl38  Leucite  29170Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyFtte Marcaccio (M. Artemisio)Fornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 
Michelle_02520.7060.7060.706K-ArAge of tephritic leucititeleuciteKA348  Leucite  209173Acqua Acetosa (Acquacetosa), Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, ItalyAcqua AcetosaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of tephritic leucitite


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060300Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060300
R060049Ariccia, Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060049
R050606Ariccia, Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R050606
R140781Parco Chigi, Ariccia, Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R140781
R060801Marino, Alban Hills, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R060801


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