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Melilite Group from
Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy


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Melilite Group, etc.

Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Melilite Group

Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Melilite Group, etc.

Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Melilite Group

Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Melilite Group, etc.

Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Melilite Group

Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Melilite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2M(XSiO7)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nepheline3
Leucite1
Vonsenite1
Fluorapatite1
Augite1
Ettringite1
Thomsonite-Ca1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melilite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vallerano Quarries, Valleranello, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:138147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:138147:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melilite Group
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘAcqua Acetosa, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘCasal Rotondo quarries, Le Capannelle, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘCapo di Bove, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘCastelli Romani bypass road (Via Appia Bis), Albano Laziale, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘI Cappuccini (Cappuccini Quarry), Albano Laziale, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘOsa Quarry, Osteria dell'Osa, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘLaghetto quarries, Laghetto (Laghetto di Montecompatri), Monte Compatri, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘCorcolle Quarry, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘSan Rocco, Caprarola, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘCupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy
References
Zambonini, F. (1902) Kurzer Beitrag zur chemischen Kenntniss einiger Zeolithe der Umgegend Roms. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaeontologie, 2, 63-96
Fornaseri, M., Turi, B. (1969) Carbon and oxygen isotopic composition of carbonates in lavas and ejectites from the Alban Hills, Italy. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 23 (3) 244-256 doi:10.1007/bf00371535
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
Stoppani, F.S., Curti, E. (1982): I minerali del Lazio. Editoriale Olimpia, Firenze, 291 pp.
Liotti, L. (1995) I minerali del complesso vulcanico dei Colli Albani. Seconda parte. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 18, 1 (1-1995), 55-70
Boari, Elena, Avanzinelli, Riccardo, Melluso, Leone, Giordano, Guido, Mattei, Massimo, De Benedetti, Arnaldo A., Morra, Vincenzo, Conticelli, Sandro (2009) Isotope geochemistry (Sr–Nd–Pb) and petrogenesis of leucite-bearing volcanic rocks from “Colli Albani” volcano, Roman Magmatic Province, Central Italy: inferences on volcano evolution and magma genesis. Bulletin of Volcanology, 71 (9). 977-1005 doi:10.1007/s00445-009-0278-6
Conticelli S., Boari E., Avanzinelli R., De Benedetti A.A., Giordano G., Mattei M., Melluso L., Morra V. (2010) Geochemistry, isotopes and mineral chemistry of the Colli Albani volcanic rocks: constrains on magma genesis and evolution. In: Funiciello, R., and Giordano, G. (eds) The Colli Albani Volcano. Special Publication of IAVCEI, Volume 3. The Geological Society Publishing House, Bath, UK, 106-139
Carlini, R., and Signoretti, E. (2018) Il Lazio classico: le cave di leucitite della provincia di Roma (Vallerano, Laghetto e Osa). Fossils & Minerals, 4, 24-53.
 
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