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Castelli Romani bypass road (Via Appia Bis), Albano Laziale, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyi
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Castelli Romani bypass road (Via Appia Bis)Road
Albano LazialeCommune
Metropolitan City of Rome CapitalMetropolitan City
LazioAdministrative Region
ItalyCountry
Castelli Romani bypass road (Via Appia Bis), Alban Hills, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 43' 47'' North , 12° 38' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
419936
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419936:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Albano-Genzano Bypass
Other Languages:
Italian:
Tangenziale dei Castelli Romani (Via Appia Bis; Bypass Albano-Genzano), Albano Laziale, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale (Provincia di Roma), Lazio, Italia


During the construction of the new bypass road, the excavations carried out to the east of the the Albano Laziale hospital and in other places exposed a pyroclastic level rich in ejecta.

In some calcite marble ejecta, richterite, fluoborite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, and minor native lead have been found (Caponera et al., 2003). Later, some metamorphosed carbonate ejecta yielded intersting crystal aggregates of artinite and hydromagnesite (Caponera et al. 2004), and also octahedral crystals of periclase (Pucci, 2008 a). Furthermore, sub-millimetric crystals have been found in the small cavities of a marble-like ejectum (Pucci, 2008 b).

Other ejecta, rich in pyroxene, biotite, melilite, sanidine, etc. were also found. In some zeolitized ejecta the presence of phillipsite, chabazite, and thomsonite was observed.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Artinite
Formula: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
'Chabazite'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluoborite
Formula: Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Franzinite
Formula: (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
Native Lead
Formula: Pb
Periclase
Formula: MgO
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Lead1.AA.05Pb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Periclase4.AB.25MgO
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Artinite5.DA.10Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Group 6 - Borates
Fluoborite6.AB.50Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Richterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Franzinite9.FB.05(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chabazite'-
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
H Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
BBoron
B FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
CCarbon
C ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
O ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
O Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O PericlaseMgO
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
NaSodium
Na Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
Na Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Na RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg PericlaseMgO
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
Al Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
Si Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
K Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Franzinite(Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)2 · 0.5H2O
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ca RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
PbLead
Pb Native LeadPb

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Italy
  • Lazio
    • Metropolitan City of Rome Capital

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