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Locality Name:
Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.32
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.033

mindat Locality ID: 8306
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8306.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry)
Phonolitic Pyroclastic Flow
Pian Di Valle - Nardeci Quarries (Europomice Quarries; Casale Pietrazzoli Quarries)
Poggio Bottinello

Latitude: 42°37'13"N
Longitude: 11°42'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.620277777778,11.704444444444

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 B Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Th Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeApatiteBaddeleyiteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumDanburiteFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeLatiumiteMeliliteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzScapoliteSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastonite
WöhleriteZirconZirconolite

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Afghanite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Clintonite  (*)
Cuspidine  (*)Danburite  (*)Datolite  (*)Davyne  (*)Diopside  (*)
Ekanite  (*)Farneseite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Franzinite  (*)
Gehlenite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Latiumite  (*)Leucite  (*)Liottite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marialite  (*)Microsommite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pitiglianoite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Tuscanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Vishnevite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afghanite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24)O96(SO4)6Cl60.220.03317265425
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)0.220.0331726548803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O0.220.0331726541627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO20.220.0331726542162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)30.220.033272654,726571534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)0.220.0331726541036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O60.220.0331726542060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO20.220.033172654238
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0.320.033172657115
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)20.220.03317265486
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F40.220.03317265467
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O80.220.033172654148
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0.220.033172654498
Davyne  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite[(Na,K)6(SO4)0.5Cl][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]0.220.03317265417
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O60.220.0331726544135
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O200.220.03317265416
Farneseite  (*)Cancrinite-sodaliteNa46Ca10(Si42Al42O168)(SO4)12·6H2O0.320.0331726574
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F0.320.0331726552740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF20.220.0331726549617
Franzinite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)30Ca10(Si30Al30)O120(SO4)10·2H2O0.220.0331726549
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O70.220.033172654114
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)30.220.0331726541544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0.220.0331726546890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)0.220.033272654,72657158
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0.220.033172654237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O30.220.03317265414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O30.220.0331726545433
Latiumite  (*)Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)0.220.0331726547
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)0.1820.174272654,72656233
Liottite  (*)Cancrinite-sodaliteNa16Ca8Si18Al18O72(SO4)5Cl40.220.0331726547
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O40.220.033172654229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O40.220.033272654,7265514899
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl0.220.033172654139
Microsommite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite Cancrinite[(Na,K)6(SO4)][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)]0.220.0331726547
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O0.220.03317265471
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)20.220.0331726542273
Pitiglianoite  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodaliteK2Na6(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·2H2O0.220.033272654,726576
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS20.220.03317265439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO20.220.03317265461156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0.180.033372654,72656,72657598
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)0.220.0331726541006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O0.220.033372654,72655,726574899
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20.220.033172654458
Tuscanite  (*)NoneKCa6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3)2(OH)·H2O0.220.03317265410
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)100.220.0331726541395
Vishnevite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite CancriniteNa8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O0.220.03317265421
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO30.220.0331726541247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)0.220.033272654,726575251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O70.220.033172654140



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0127_aTrachyte from Casa Collina of the Pitigliano Complex Volcanite
Michelle_0128_bPumice from Casa Collina of the Pitigliano Complex Volcanite
Michelle_0129_cSanidinite from Casa Collina of the Pitigliano Complex Volcanite
Michelle_0130_dBasal flux unit with pumice from Casa Collina of the Pitigliano Complex Volcanite
Michelle_0131_eFlux unit with black welded fiamme from Casa Collina of the Pitigliano Complex Volcanite
Michelle_0132_fFlux unit with black welded fiamme from Casa Collina of the Pitigliano Complex Volcanite
Michelle_0136Trachyte from the Lower Trachytic Ignimbrite
Michelle_0139A Pitigliano complex volcanite from Casa Collina
Michelle_0140A Pitigliano complex volcanite from Casa Collina


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_01360.320.260.290±0.03K-ArAge of trachytesanidineVS14  Sanidine  8306Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyPitiglianoFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte, Phase III - Pre Caldera Ignimbritic Flows
Michelle_0127_a0.0770.0330.055±0.022K-ArAge of trachytesanidine   Sanidine  8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of trachyte, Phase II - Post Caldera Ignimbritic flows
Michelle_0128_b0.1450.0890.117±0.028K-ArAge of pumicesanidine   Sanidine  8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of pumice, Phase II - Post Caldera Ignimbritic flows
Michelle_0129_c0.180.140.160±0.02K-ArAge of sanidinitesanidine   Sanidine  8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of sanidinite, Phase II - Post Caldera Ignimbritic flows
Michelle_0130_d0.170.1620.166±0.004K-ArAge of basal flux unit with pumicesanidineVUL7  Sanidine  8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of basal flux unit with pumice, Phase II - Post Caldera Ignimbritic flows
Michelle_0131_e0.1820.1740.178±0.004K-ArAge of flux unit with black welded fiammeleuciteVUL8  Leucite  8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of flux unit with black welded fiamme, Phase II - Post Caldera Ignimbritic flows
Michelle_0132_f0.18650.17750.182±0.0045K-ArAge of flux unit with black welded fiamme VUL8    8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Age of flux unit with black welded fiamme, Phase II - Post Caldera Ignimbritic flows
Michelle_01390.1760.1160.146±0.03Th230Age of the II Post Caldera Phasepyroxene, glass     8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Phase II Post-Caldera
Michelle_01400.220.160.190±0.03Th230Age of the II Post Caldera Phaseapatite, pyroxene, biotite     8305Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyCasa CollinaFornaseri (1985) RDSIMF40_73Phase II Post-Caldera


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R120045Case Collina (Toscopomici Quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R120045


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