(Colle dello Spizzicatore, Allumiere, Distretto dei Monti della Tolfa, Roma, Italia)
The Spizzicatore hill is partly occupied by a quarry where the ignimbrite rock is extracted occasionally for road use. The ignimbrite can include volcanic rocks in which one can find different minerals.
References:
- Della Ventura G., Bellatreccia F., Cámara F., Oberti F., Lorand J.P., Parodi G.C., Carlier G., Di Domenico D. (2006): Carbon-bearing cordierite from Allumiere (Tolfa volcanic center, Latium, Italy): occurrence, crystal-structure and FTIR microspectroscopy. Periodico di Mineralogia, 75, 113–126.
Mineral List:15 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.
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