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San Venanzo Volcano, San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 52' North , 12° 16' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.86667,12.26667
GRN:
N29E07
Type:
Volcano
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Venanzo980 (2014)0.3km
Ripalvella159 (2014)4.4km
Ospedaletto115 (2014)5.3km
Monte Castello di Vibio538 (2014)7.6km
Casaccia137 (2014)7.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
360595
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:360595:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The occurrence consists of a horseshoe-shaped area of pyroclastic rocks distributed around a maar-type vent. The pyroclastics comprise 3 units, which from bottom upwards are lithic breccia, lapilli tuff and lithic tuff (Stoppa & Cundari, 1998).

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Kalsilite
Formula: KAlSiO4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKalsilite9.FA.05KAlSiO4
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
KPotassium
Kⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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References

Stoppa, F. (1995) Geological map of the San Venanzo volcano (Central Italy): Explanatory notes. Acta Vulcanologica, 7:1, 85-91.
Stoppa, F., Cundari, A. (1998) Origin and multiple crystallization of the kamafugite-carbonatite association: the San Venanzo-Pian di Celle occurrence (Umbria, Italy) Mineralogical Magazine, 62 (2) 273-289 doi:10.1180/002646198547530
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
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