VesuvianiteCesano No. 1 well, Cesano geothermal field, Bracciano Lake, Rome Province, Latium, Italy
Photo: Luigi Mattei Pozzo Cesano 1, Campo geotermico di Cesano, Lago di Bracciano, Roma, Lazio, Italia
Located East of Bracciano Lake (1252-1254 m depth).
Similar to the Russian occurrence, kalistrontite was discovering in material coming out of a drilling well made by E.N.E.L. in Cesano Area (Baccano Valley) near Rome. The mineral is inside a calcareous core with calcite, anhydrite, celestite in association with kalistrontite in colorless crystals with perfect cleavage.
References
- Maras A. (1979): Studi sui minerali del Lazio: la Kalistrontite di Cesano. Periodico di Mineralogia, Roma, Vol. 48, 1195-1203.
- Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, n. 3, 1980, 69-70.
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