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Cinque Denti caldera wall, Pantelleria Island, Trapani Province, Sicily, Italyi
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Cinque Denti caldera wallCaldera
Pantelleria IslandIsland
Trapani ProvinceProvince
SicilyAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 46' 26'' North , 11° 58' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.77389,11.97472
GRN:
N25E07
Type:
Caldera
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Siba - Roncone144 (2014)1.4km
Scauri942 (2014)1.8km
Madonna delle Grazie110 (2014)3.5km
Bugeber115 (2014)4.2km
Kamma1,206 (2014)6.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
413535
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413535:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Green Tuff in the Zighidi section (at Via Zighidi).

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Tuhualite
Formula: NaFe2+Fe3+Si6O15

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘTuhualite9.DN.05NaFe2+Fe3+Si6O15
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ TuhualiteNaFe2+Fe3+Si6O15
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ TuhualiteNaFe2+Fe3+Si6O15
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ TuhualiteNaFe2+Fe3+Si6O15
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ TuhualiteNaFe2+Fe3+Si6O15

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References

Bagiński, Bogusław, Macdonald, Ray, White, John C., Jeżak, Lidia (2018) Tuhualite in a peralkaline rhyolitic ignimbrite from Pantelleria, Italy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (2) 367-373 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2711
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