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Borghetto, Civita Castellana, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italyi
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BorghettoVillage
Civita CastellanaCommune
Viterbo ProvinceProvince
LazioAdministrative Region
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 20' 33'' North , 12° 27' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Borghetto217 (2014)0.4km
Sassacci1,073 (2014)2.4km
Magliano Sabina2,075 (2014)3.6km
Scalo Teverina558 (2014)3.8km
Valli246 (2014)4.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gruppo Mineralogico RomanoRome, Lazio49km
Mindat Locality ID:
213911
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213911:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Borghetto, Civita Castellana, Viterbo, Lazio, Italia


Outcrops of light grey leucititic lava between Civita Castellana and Borghetto (partly along State Road S.S. 3 Flaminia).

According to Maruffi (1967), the vent of Vico Volcano from which the Civita Castellana-Borghetto lava flow was erupted is located at Catalano locality, ca. 2 km NW of Civita Castellana.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
Leucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
SiSilicon
Si LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
KPotassium
K LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)

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EuropeContinent
Italy

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