Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Bosco Di Oricola (Bosco Di Sèsera), Oricola, L'Aquila Province, Abruzzo, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.531
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.531

mindat Locality ID: 297249
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-297249.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bosco Di Oricola (Bosco Di Sèsera), Oricola, L'Aquila Province, Abruzzo, 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 C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteCalciteClayGarnetMicaNoneOlivinePyroxeneSpinel

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O0.5310.53101627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)30.5310.53101534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)0.5310.531027770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O60.5310.53104135
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F0.5310.53102740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)0.5310.53101188
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)0.5310.5310233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O40.5310.531014899
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)20.5310.53102273



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000569MAGMATIC STYLE: Tuff-rings and maar with surge deposits and fall out with minor pyroclastic flows, ash lapilli tuff and tephra. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Leucite-bearing rocks.


1 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
Jen_00005690.5310.5310.531Ar-Ar k-feldspar  Yes  297250Oricola, L'Aquila Province, Abruzzo, ItalyOricolaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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