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

(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.





Map Reference: 41°47'4"N , 12°28'49"E

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Mineral List:
Analcime
'Apophyllite'
Aragonite
Atacamite
Augite
Baryte
Cahnite
Calcite
'Chabazite'
'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


31 entries listed. 24 valid minerals.

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