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Rocca di Papa, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyi
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Rocca di PapaCommune
Metropolitan City of Rome CapitalMetropolitan City
LazioAdministrative Region
ItalyCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Ariccia, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Monte Compatri, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Albano Laziale, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Castel Gandolfo, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Nemi, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rocca di Papa15,036 (2014)
Domatore191 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
282286
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282286:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Rocca di Papa, Ville métropolitaine de Rome Capitale (Province de Rome), Latium, Italie
German:
Rocca di Papa, Metropolitanstadt Rom Hauptstadt (Provinz Rom), Latium, Italien
Italian:
Rocca di Papa, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale (Provincia di Roma), Lazio, Italia
Russian:
Рокка-ди-Папа, Метрополийный город Рим-столица (Провинция Рим), Лацио, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
罗卡迪帕帕, 羅馬首都廣域市, 拉齐奥, 意大利
Spanish:
Rocca di Papa, Ciudad metropolitana de Roma Capital (Provincia de Roma), Lacio, Italia
Armenian:
Ռոկա-դի-Պապա, Լացիո, Իտալիա
Basque:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italia
Bulgarian:
Рока ди Папа, Лацио, Италия
Catalan:
Rocca di Papa, Ciutat metropolitana de Roma Capital, Laci, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Rocca di Papa, Lacio, Italya
Central Bikol:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italya
Czech:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Itálie
Danish:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italien
Dutch:
Rocca di Papa, Metropolitane stad Rome Hoofdstad, Lazio, Italië
Esperanto:
Rocca di Papa, Latio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
روکا دی پاپا, لاتزیو, ایتالیا
Greek:
Ρόκκα ντι Πάπα, Λάτιο, Ιταλία
Hungarian:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Olaszország
Interlingua:
Rocca di Papa, Latio, Italia
Japanese:
ロッカ・ディ・パーパ, ローマ県, ラツィオ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Рокка-ди-Папа, Лацио, Италия
Korean:
로카디파파, 로마 수도 광역시, 라치오주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Rocha de Papa, Urbs metropolitana Romae Capitis (Provincia Romana; Provincia Romae), Latium, Italia
Lombard:
Rocca di Papa, Làsio, Italia
Malay:
Rocca di Papa, Latium, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italia
Neapolitan:
Rocca di Papa, Lazzio, Italia
Norwegian:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italia
Piedmontese:
Rocca di Papa, Lassio, Italia
Polish:
Rocca di Papa, Miasto Stołeczne Rzym, Lacjum, Włochy
Portuguese:
Rocca di Papa, Lácio, Itália
Romanian:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italia
Scots:
Rocca di Papa, Metropolitan Ceety o Roum Caipital, Lazio, Italy
Serbian:
Рока ди Папа, Лацио, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Rocca di Papa, Metropolitanski grad Rim, Lacij, Italija
Sicilian:
Rucca di Papa, Lazziu, Italia
Slovenian:
Rocca di Papa, Lacij, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
روکا دی پاپا, لاتزیا, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italien
Ukrainian:
Рокка-ді-Папа, Рим-Столиця, Лаціо, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Rocca di Papa, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Rocca di Papa, Thành phố đô thị Roma Thủ đô, Lazio, Ý
Volapük:
Rocca di Papa, Litaliyän
Waray:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Italya
Welsh:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Yr Eidal
West Flemish:
Rocca di Papa, Lazio, Itoalië


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ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Latiumite
Formula: (Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
Description: This locality is not mentioned in the Tilley & Henry paper. In the original article of Tilley & Henry, the locality of the studied specimens is simply reported as Albano and only later the precise locality has been given as I Cappuccini, Albano Laziale (Mottana et al., 2008).
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Description: As loose crystals in incoherent soil.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Melanite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘLatiumite ?9.EG.45(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
Cⓘ Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Latiumite(Ca,K)4(Si,Al)5O11(SO4,CO3)
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocca_di_Papa
Wikidata ID:Q243228
GeoNames ID:6536962

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