Allumiere Quarries, Allumiere, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Allumiere Quarries | Group of Quarries |
Allumiere | Municipality |
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital | Metropolitan City |
Lazio | Administrative Region |
Italy | - not defined - |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 11° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~10km
Type:
Group of Quarries
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
10179
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10179:1
GUID (UUID V4):
3dcaffe5-7db2-4a20-9ada-1bb45dfdf53e
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cave di Allumiere, Allumiere, Distretto dei Monti della Tolfa, Roma, Lazio, Italia
Ancient quarries on alunite, discovered in 1462 by Giovanni da Castro.
Also kaolin quarries. Originated due to alteration of trachytic rocks.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
30 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 13 erroneous literature entries.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β ' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Alunite (TL) Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Type Locality: References: |
β ' |
β Formula: PbSO4 |
β Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Formula: PbCO3 |
β Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Formula: CuSbS2 |
β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
β Formula: CuS |
β Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
β Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
β Mercury Formula: Hg |
β Formula: MoS2 |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β ' |
β Serpierite Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
β Sulphur Formula: S8 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
β Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O References: |
β Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite ? | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Covellite ? | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
β | Molybdenite ? | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Chalcostibite ? | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Cerussite ? | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Aurichalcite ? | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Anglesite ? | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Alunite (TL) | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Serpierite | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 Β· 5H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote ? | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β»4)β»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
β | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Albite var. Oligoclase-Albite ? | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | ? | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Scapolite' ? | - | |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | 'Andradite-Grossular Series' ? | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Allanite Group' ? | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
H | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | β Albite var. Oligoclase-Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
O | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
O | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase-Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase-Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Al | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase-Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Si | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | β Sulphur | S8 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
K | Potassium | |
K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Ca | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | β Mercury | Hg |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
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