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Vallerano Quarry, Valleranello, Rome, Rome Province, Latium, Italy

Phillipsite-K
Vallerano Quarry, Valleranello, Rome, Rome Province, Latium, Italy

Photo: Dario Cericola
Latitude: 41°47'4"N
Longitude: 12°28'49"E
Cava di Vallerano, Valleranello, Roma, Lazio, Italia

This quarry in early quaternary volcanic rocks classified as basaltic leucitite, with pyroxenes, melilite and nepheline. The lava contains a lot of minerals in its hydrothermal veins and geodes.

References

- De Michele, V. (1974). Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 2 vol.

Mineral List

Afwillite
Analcime
'Apophyllite'
Aragonite
Atacamite
Augite
Baryte
Cahnite
Calcite
Chabazite-K
'Erionite'
Ettringite
Fluorite
Gehlenite
'Gismondine'
Grossular
'Heulandite'
Leucite
'Lévyne'
Ludwigite
Magnetite
'Melilite'
Mesolite
'Mica Group'
Natrolite
Nepheline
Phillipsite-K
Spinel
Thaumasite
Thomsonite-Ca
Tobermorite
Vertumnite


32 entries listed. 25 valid minerals.

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