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Monte Sassetto, Allumiere, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Monte SassettoMountain
AllumiereMunicipality
Metropolitan City of Rome CapitalMetropolitan City
LazioAdministrative Region
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 10' 52'' North , 11° 51' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Allumiere3,603 (2014)4.9km
La Bianca390 (2014)5.6km
Aurelia1,248 (2014)7.2km
Tolfa4,421 (2014)7.4km
Monte Romano1,965 (2014)10.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
189463
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189463:2
GUID (UUID V4):
4ce0a657-254e-48d9-81cb-a137acf65d01
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Sassetto, Allumiere, Distretto dei Monti della Tolfa, Roma, Lazio, Italia


Rhyolitic dome with xenolith rocks.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Description: Recent analysis performed at Uni Roma Tre by SXRD revealed an intermediate composition between enstatite and ferrosilite (Dario Di Domenico, pers. comm., 2022).
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Mica Group'
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Mg2Si2O6 Enstatite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Chondrodite ?9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Mica Group'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
MgMagnesium
Mg ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
AlAluminium
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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The minerals of monte Sassetto by Dario Di Domenico


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