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Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Costa Caselle- not defined -
MarinoCommune
Metropolitan City of Rome CapitalMetropolitan City
LazioAdministrative Region
ItalyCountry
Costa Caselle, Alban Hills, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy

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Pyrochlore Group

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group, etc.

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group, etc.

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Pyrochlore Group

Costa Caselle, Marino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 45' 55'' North , 12° 40' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.76552,12.66980
GeoHash:
G#: sr3j871vg
GRN:
N28E07
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marino38,013 (2015)1.0km
Grottaferrata18,144 (2015)2.4km
Castel Gandolfo3,694 (2014)2.5km
Rocca di Papa15,036 (2014)2.7km
Pantanelle286 (2014)3.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Gruppo Mineralogico RomanoRome, Lazio20km
Mindat Locality ID:
290808
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290808:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Costa Caselle, Marino, Colli Albani, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italia


Sanidinite ejecta within a thin cineritic layer between to "peperino" layers. The mineral locality is no longer accessible as a result of a landslide.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
NaSodium
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Italy
  • Lazio
    • Metropolitan City of Rome Capital

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References

Burli, M., and Di Domenico, D. (1988) Ritrovamento di minerali di torio, uranio e REE nelle sanidiniti del Vulcano Laziale. Documenta Albana, II Serie, 10, 7-8.
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