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Leucite from
Laghetto quarries, Laghetto (Laghetto di Montecompatri), Monte Compatri, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Leucite
Formula:K(AlSi2O6)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hornblende Root Name Group1
Nepheline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Leucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laghetto quarries, Laghetto (Laghetto di Montecompatri), Monte Compatri, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:623956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:623956:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Leucite
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘOsa Quarry, Osteria dell'Osa, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘCorcolle Quarry, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSpiaggia del Lago Road, Castel Gandolfo, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘI Cappuccini (Cappuccini Quarry), Albano Laziale, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘParco Chigi, Ariccia, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘCasal Rotondo quarries, Le Capannelle, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCapo di Bove, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘAcqua Acetosa, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘBiachella Valley, Sacrofano, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘCesano 4 well, Cesano geothermal field, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
References
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
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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