Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sacrofano Caldera, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.69
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.29

mindat Locality ID: 39361
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39361.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sacrofano Caldera, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Campagnano Di Roma
Magliano Romano
Sacrofano

Latitude: 42°6'46"N
Longitude: 12°25'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.112777777778,12.4275

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allanite	Alum	Analcime	Baddeleyite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Clay	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hellandite	Kaolinite	Latiumite	Marcasite	Melilite	Mica
None	Olivine	Pyroxene	Scapolite	Sodalite	Spinel	Sulphur	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite
Wollastonite	Zircon	Zirconolite

Afghanite ()*	Åkermanite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Andradite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Augite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Biachellaite ()*	Calcite ()*
Davyne ()*	Diopside ()*	Fayalite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Franzinite ()*	Gehlenite ()*	Giuseppettite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hellandite-(Ce) ()*	Kalinite ()*	Kaliophilite ()*
Kalsilite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kircherite ()*	Latiumite ()*	Leucite ()*
Liottite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Marinellite ()*
Meionite ()*	Merlinoite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Sacrofanite ()*
Sanidine ()*	Sodalite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stillwellite-(Ce) ()*	Sulphur ()*
Titanite ()*	Tuscanite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zirconolite ()*

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 B C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O REE S Si Ti Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alum Analcime Baddeleyite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Clay Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Hellandite Kaolinite Latiumite Marcasite Melilite Mica
None Olivine Pyroxene Scapolite Sodalite Spinel Sulphur Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite
Wollastonite Zircon Zirconolite

51 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Afghanite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄)O₉₆(SO₄)₆Cl₆	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69245	25
Åkermanite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂MgSi₂O₇			1	69246	50
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	706
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	69247	92
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	0.69	0.29	3	69244,69245,69246	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0.69	0.29	3	69244,69245,69246	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	2060
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂			2	69242,69246	238
Biachellaite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,K)₈(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂(OH)_0.5·H₂O			1	69246	1
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	27770
Davyne ()*	Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite	[(Na,K)₆(SO₄)_0.5Cl][Ca₂Cl₂][(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)]			1	69246	17
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	69245,69246	4135
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	0.69	0.29	1	69244	371
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	69242,69246	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	0.69	0.29	1	69244	1188
Franzinite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	(Na,K)₃₀Ca₁₀(Si₃₀Al₃₀)O₁₂₀(SO₄)₁₀·2H₂O	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69245	9
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	114
Giuseppettite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₄₂K₁₆Ca₆Si₄₈Al₄₈O₁₉₂(SO₄)₁₀Cl₂·5H₂O			2	69245,69246	3
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0.69	0.29	1	69244	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	69247	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	69247	409
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	0.69	0.29	3	69244,69245,69246	158
Hellandite-(Ce) ()*	Hellandite	(Ca,REE)₄Ce₂Al ₂(B₄Si₄O₂₂)(OH)₂			1	69246	8
Kalinite ()*	None	KAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O			1	69247	54
Kaliophilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄			1	69246	8
Kalsilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄			1	69246	49
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	69247	5591
Kircherite ()*	Cancrinite	[Na₅Ca₂K](Si₆Al₆O₂₄)(SO₄)₂·0.33H₂O			1	69246	1
Latiumite ()*	Latiumite	(Ca,K)₄(Si,Al)₅O₁₁(SO₄,CO₃)			1	69241	7
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)			1	69246	233
Liottite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₁₆Ca₈Si₁₈Al₁₈O₇₂(SO₄)₅Cl₄	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	7
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	69245	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	69242	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	69247	5674
Marinellite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₄₂Ca₆Al₃₆Si₃₆O₁₄₄(SO₄)₈Cl₂·6H₂O			1	69246	3
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			1	69246	176
Merlinoite ()*	None	K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄·24H₂O	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	17
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	0.69	0.29	2	69242,69244	884
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69245	2273
Sacrofanite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	(Na₆₁K₁₉Ca₃₂)_Σ=112(Si₈₄Al₈₄O₃₃₆)(SO₄)₂₆Cl₂F₆·2H₂O			2	69245,69246	3
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0.69	0.29	4	69242,69244,69245,69246	598
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	0.69	0.29	2	69242,69244	1934
Stillwellite-(Ce) ()*	None	CeBSiO₅			1	69246	19
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	69247	2045
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0.69	0.29	3	69242,69244,69246	4899
Tuscanite ()*	None	KCa₆(Si,Al)₁₀O₂₂(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	0.69	0.29	3	69244,69245,69246	10
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69245	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	0.69	0.29	2	69244,69246	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0.69	0.29	3	69242,69244,69246	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇			1	69242	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_0161	Tufi stratificati varicoli de la storta (base) translates to "Stratified bundles of varicose veins"
Michelle_0162	Tufi stratificati varicoli de la storta (base) translates to "Stratified bundles of varicose veins"

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_0161	0.6	0.4	0.50±0.10	K-Ar			biotite	SAB15						281329	Magliano Romano, Sacrofano Caldera, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy	Capo Magliano	Fornaseri (1985)		RDSIMF40_73
	Michelle_0162	0.69	0.29	0.490±0.20	K-Ar			leucite	SAB15			Leucite			281329	Magliano Romano, Sacrofano Caldera, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy	Capo Magliano	Fornaseri (1985)		RDSIMF40_73

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050324	Biachella Valley, Sacrofano, Sacrofano Caldera, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy	https://rruff.info/R050324

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