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Locality Name:
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: 5749
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5749.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Capranica
Caprarola
Piansano
Poggio Nibbio
Ronciglione
San Martino Al Cimino
Vetralla
Villa San Giovanni In Tuscia

Latitude: 42°19'47"N
Longitude: 12°7'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.329722222222,12.117222222222
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 V W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteBaddeleyiteBaryteBastnäsiteBeryl
CalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCoronaditeCorundumCristobaliteDanburite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFerrieriteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeHellandite
HumiteLudwigiteMeliliteMicaMilariteMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOkanoganite
OlivinePerovskitePseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileScheeliteSodaliteSpinel
TitaniteTourmalineTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

99 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Afghanite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Asbecasite  (*)Augite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Beryl  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Capranicaite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Ciprianiite  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cuspidine  (*)Danburite  (*)Davyne  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)
Ekanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferri-mottanaite-(Ce)  (*)Ferrierite-Mg  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluorophlogopite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Franzinite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hellandite-(Ce)  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Homilite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Leucite  (*)
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Mottanaite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)
Oxy-dravite  (*)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  (*)Wollastonite  (*)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+)Si2O60.40.095169315286
Afghanite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24)O96(SO4)6Cl610.236669314,69316,69319,69320,69322,6932525
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)10.236269307,693148803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10.095369306,69314,69315706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O10.095469309,69312,69315,693251627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO210.236469306,69315,69320,693252162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)310.236469314,69315,69317,693251534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)10.095369314,69315,693251036
Asbecasite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa3TiAs6Be2Si2O200.40.41693228
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O610.236769307,69308,69315,69318,69320,69321,693222060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO210.236569306,69307,69319,69322,69325238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10.236369311,69315,6932111547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F10.236169306304
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1810.2361693064286
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)10.236569306,69307,69308,69318,69322115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10.236469311,69315,69321,6932227770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O10.236269315,69320232
Capranicaite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaNaAl4B4Si2O1810.2361693061
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O10.09501184
Ciprianiite  (*)HellanditeCa4(ThCa)Al(Be0.5   1.5)Σ2[B4Si4O22](OH)20.40.41693222
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F20.40.095169315236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10.2361693061025
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O30.40.0951693151797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO210.236269315,69320453
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160.40.4169322599
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F410.095067
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O810.236569306,69314,69316,69322,69325148
Davyne  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite[(Na,K)6(SO4)0.5Cl][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]10.236369314,69315,6932217
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O610.236269315,693204135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)10.0950648
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O200.40.09516931516
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10.095469306,69308,69315,693258173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)10.236169306551
Ferri-mottanaite-(Ce)  (*)HellanditeCa4Ce2Fe3+(Be1.5   0.5)[Si4B4O22]O20.40.401
Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrierite[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O10.236269315,6932134
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20.40.095169315271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F10.236669306,69307,69308,69311,69315,693182740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF210.236569315,69318,69320,69322,693259617
Fluorophlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Al)O10F210.236269307,6930847
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)10.095269314,693151188
Franzinite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)30Ca10(Si30Al30)O120(SO4)10·2H2O10.09509
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)20.40.4169315163
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O710.0950114
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)10.095469307,69308,69311,693157437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)30.40.0951693151544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0.40.0951693156890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)0.40.095169315158
Hellandite-(Ce)  (*)Hellandite(Ca,REE)4Ce2Al   2(B4Si4O22)(OH)210.236569307,69308,69320,69322,693258
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S10.236469306,69307,69315,69325237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310.236769306,69315,69316,69317,69318,69320,6932514640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O410.236169317407
Homilite  (*)GadoliniteCa2Fe2+B2Si2O100.40.41693228
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0.40.4169322367
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)610.2361693142228
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)10.095569307,69308,69309,69312,69315233
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)210.23616931980
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410.2361169307,69308,69314,69315,69316,69317,69318,69319,69320,69322,6932514899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS20.40.0951693155800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)10.236269315,69318945
Mottanaite-(Ce)  (*)HellanditeCa4Ce2Al(Be1.5   0.5)Σ2[B4Si4O22]O20.40.41693222
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210.236269307,6932217380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)10.236569307,69308,69315,69320,69325884
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O10.236669307,69308,69314,69320,69322,6932375
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O10.236269307,693082994
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O3010.236369315,69317,6932042
Oxy-dravite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O10.23616931424
Peprossiite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ce,La)(Al3O)2/3B4O1010.236369306,69315,693183
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30.40.095169315495
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O0.40.4269315,6932271
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·nH2O10.236369315,69320,69322140
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O510.236369315,69317,69320164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS20.40.09516931539462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30.40.095169315341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210.236469314,69315,69321,6932561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO210.236569315,69319,69320,69322,693255614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)10.2361069306,69307,69308,69314,69315,69316,69317,69318,69320,69322598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)10.095269306,693154894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)10.236269320,693216417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl10.236769307,69308,69318,69319,69320,69322,69325444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O410.095269314,693151934
Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeBSiO510.236469306,69316,69322,6932519
Stoppaniite  (*)BerylFe3+2Be3Si6O18·H2O10.236269306,693152
Tadzhikite-(Ce)  (*)HellanditeCa4Ce2Ti   (B4Si4O22)(OH)210.236269319,6932214
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO210.236369319,69320,69322236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)10.236669306,69315,69318,69320,69322,693251006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10.2361269306,69307,69308,69314,69315,69316,69317,69318,69319,69320,69322,693254899
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO210.236369315,69317,69320458
Tuscanite  (*)NoneKCa6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3)2(OH)·H2O0.40.416932210
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO210.236369315,69319,693222718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1010.095269309,693151395
Vicanite-(Ce)  (*)Okanoganite(Ca,Ce,La,Th)15As5+(As3+,Na)0.5Fe3+0.7Si6B4(O,F)4710.236669306,69307,69316,69319,69320,693226
Vishnevite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite CancriniteNa8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O0.40.416932221
Vonsenite  (*)LudwigiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)10.2361069306,69307,69308,69314,69315,69318,69319,69320,69322,6932562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO310.236269309,693141247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)10.236869306,69307,69312,69314,69318,69320,69322,693255251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O710.236769307,69315,69316,69318,69319,69320,69322140


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  Sanidine  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  Sanidine  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  Sanidine  5749Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, ItalyC.le UmiltaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73 
Michelle_01520.860.420.640±0.22K-Ar sanidine8  Sanidine  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  Sanidine  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  Sanidine  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 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061100Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R061100
R110144Capranica, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R110144
R061013Campo Padella, Capranica, Vico Volcanic Complex (Vico Lake), Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R061013

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