Campomorto Quarry, Pietra Massa Locality, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Campomorto Quarry | Quarry (Active) |
| Pietra Massa Locality | - not defined - |
| Montalto di Castro | Commune |
| Viterbo Province | Province |
| Lazio | Administrative Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 22' 47'' North , 11° 39' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Montalto di Castro | 4,623 (2014) | 4.9km |
| Località Torre di Maremma | 201 (2014) | 6.6km |
| Montalto Marina | 395 (2014) | 8.0km |
| Canino | 4,891 (2014) | 12.7km |
| Pescia Romana | 1,013 (2014) | 12.9km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cava Campomorto, Località Pietra Massa, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo, Lazio, Italia
The quarry (currently - 2025 - active), with other quarries in the area, excavated tephritic lavas commonly (and not properly) defined as basalts.
[GPS coordinates to be confirmed.]
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Afwillite Formula: Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' |
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Ettringite Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| ⓘ Gehlenite Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hydrocalumite Formula: Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Jennite Formula: Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Katoite (TL) Formula: Ca3Al2[◻(OH)4]3 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| ⓘ Portlandite Formula: Ca(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Strätlingite Formula: Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Tobermorite Formula: Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Vertumnite (TL) Formula: Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24 · 3H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Vonsenite Formula: Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2 References: Vik Vanrusselt collectionIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Vonsenite var. Breislakite Formula: Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2 References: Vik Vanrusselt collectionIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Portlandite | 4.FE.05 | Ca(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Katoite (TL) | 4.FF. | Ca3Al2[◻(OH)4]3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocalumite | 4.FL.10 | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Vonsenite | 6.AB.30 | Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| ⓘ | var. Breislakite | 6.AB.30 | Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Ettringite | 7.DG.15 | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Afwillite | 9.AG.75 | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Gehlenite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Tobermorite | 9.DG.10 | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Jennite | 9.DG.20 | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Strätlingite | 9.EG.25 | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Vertumnite (TL) | 9.EG.25 | Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24 · 3H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Gismondine Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Katoite | Ca3Al2[◻(OH)4]3 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vertumnite | Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| B | ⓘ Vonsenite var. Breislakite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Katoite | Ca3Al2[◻(OH)4]3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Vertumnite | Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Vonsenite var. Breislakite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Al | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Katoite | Ca3Al2[◻(OH)4]3 |
| Al | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Vertumnite | Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24 · 3H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Vertumnite | Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Katoite | Ca3Al2[◻(OH)4]3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Strätlingite | Ca2Al2SiO7 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tobermorite | Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Vertumnite | Ca4Al4Si4O6(OH)24 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vonsenite var. Breislakite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
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Campomorto Quarry, Pietra Massa Locality, Montalto di Castro, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy