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Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce Province, Apulia, Italyi
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Lecce ProvinceProvince
ApuliaRegion
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cerfignano1,570 (2014)
Vitigliano1,081 (2014)
Santa Cesarea Terme328 (2014)
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Santa Cesarea (until 1929)
Other Languages:
French:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Province de Lecce, Pouilles, Italie
German:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Provinz Lecce, Apulien, Italien
Italian:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Provincia di Lecce, Puglia, Italia
Russian:
Санта-Чезареа-Терме, Провинция Лечче, Апулия, Италия
Sicilian:
Santa Cisaria, Pruvincia di Lecci (Provincia te Lècce), Pugghia (Puja; Pùia; Pujî), Italia
Simplified Chinese:
圣切萨雷亚泰尔梅, 萊切省, 普利亚, 意大利
Spanish:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Provincia de Lecce, Apulia (Pulla), Italia
Arabic:
سانتا تشزاريا تيرمي, لتشه, بوليا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Սանտա Չեզարեա Տերմե, Լեչե, Ապուլիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecceko probintzia, Apulia, Italia
Belarusian:
Санта-Чэзарэа-Тэрмэ, правінцыя Лечэ, Апулія, Італія
Bulgarian:
Санта Чезареа Терме, Лече, Пулия, Италия
Catalan:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Província de Lecce, Pulla, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Apulia, Italya
Dutch:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Apulië, Italië
Esperanto:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Provinco Lecce, Apulio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
سانتا چسارئا ترمه, لچه, آپولیا, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce megye, Puglia, Olaszország
Interlingua:
Santa Cesarea Terme, provincia Lecce, Apulia, Italia
Japanese:
サンタ・チェザーレア・テルメ, レッチェ県, プッリャ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Санта-Чезареа-Терме, Апулия, Италия
Latin:
Fanum Sanctae Caesariae (Civitas Sanctae Caesariae), Provincia Lupiensis (Provincia Lyciensis; Provincia Lupiarum; Provincia Lycii), Apulia, Italia
Lombard:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Pruvincia de Lecce, Püja, Italia
Malay:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Wilayah Lecce, Apulia, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce Séng, Puglia, Italia
Neapolitan:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Pùglia (Pugghie; Puie; Puje), Italia
Norwegian:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce , Puglia, Italia
Occitan:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Província de Lecce, Polha, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Provincia ëd Lece, Pulia, Italia
Polish:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Prowincja Lecce, Apulia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Apúlia, Itália
Romanian:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Provincia Lecce, Apulia, Italia
Serbian:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Лече, Апулија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Apulija, Italija
South Azerbaijani:
سانتا چسارئا ترمه, پولیا, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Apulien, Italien
Tagalog:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lalawigan ng Lecce, Apulia, Italya
Ukrainian:
Санта-Чезареа-Терме, Лечче , Апулія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Italiya
Vietnamese:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Apulia, Ý
Volapük:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Litaliyän
Waray:
Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Apulia, Italya


Four sea caves of moderate size (Grotta Fetida, Grotta Sulfurea, Grotta della Gattula, and Grotta Solfatara) are located near Cesarea Terme, along the Adriatic coastline at present-day sea level. They are hosted in micritic limestones and dolostones belonging to the upper Cretaceous Calcari d’Altamura Formation. In these environments, the mixing of sulfuric acid and sea waters occurs, producing interesting morphologies due to different dissolution-corrosion processes.

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Pasquale Antonazzo collection, 2008
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.
'Glauconite'
Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Reference: Pasquale Antonazzo collection, 2008
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Pasquale Antonazzo Collection; D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: D’Angeli, M.I., De Waele, J., Carbone, C., Parise, M., Madonia, G., and Vattano, M. (2017) Secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. In: Moore, K., and White, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sidney, NSW, Australia, July 22-28, 2017. Australian Speleological Federation Inc., Sideney, Vol.1, 237-241; D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Reference: D’Angeli, M.I., De Waele, J., Carbone, C., Parise, M., Madonia, G., and Vattano, M. (2017) Secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. In: Moore, K., and White, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sidney, NSW, Australia, July 22-28, 2017. Australian Speleological Federation Inc., Sideney, Vol.1, 237-241; D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
'Glauconite'9.EC.(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S SulphurS8
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
K Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
K JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Fe JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences51
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pietra Leccese111.62 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Ciolo Limestone1870.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Cesarea Limestone1683.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Accordiella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Chrysalidinidae : Accordiella83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cuneolina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Cuneolina83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dictyoconus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Orbitolinidae : Dictyoconus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dictyopsella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Dictyopsellidae : Dictyopsella83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dicyclina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Dicyclinidae : Dicyclina83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepidorbitoides
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Lepidorbitoididae : Lepidorbitoides83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Moncharmontia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Charentiidae : Moncharmontia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orbitoides
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Orbitoididae : Orbitoides83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rotalia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rotaliidae : Rotalia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scandonea
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Scandonea83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stensioeina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cancrisidae : Stensioeina83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scleractinia
order
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochactaeon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Trochactaeon83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Apulites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Apulites83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lapeirousia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Lapeirousia83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Petkovicia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Petkovicia83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pironaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Pironaea83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Radiolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Radiolites83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sabinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Sabinia83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vaccinites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Vaccinites83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Echinoida
order
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinoida83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acteonidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nerineidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerineidae83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Jodotella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Jodotella83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cymopolia
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Cymopolia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rotorbinella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rotaliidae : Rotorbinella83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Zittelina
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Zittelina83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thaumatoporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Thaumatoporella83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aturia aturi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia aturi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favus antei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Favus : Favus antei83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hippurites colliciatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Hippurites : Hippurites colliciatus83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Joufia reticulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Joufia : Joufia reticulata83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mitrocaprina bulgarica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Plagioptychidae : Mitrocaprina : Mitrocaprina bulgarica83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Radiolitella maestrichtiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Radiolitella : Radiolitella maestrichtiana83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bournonia excavata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Bournonia : Bournonia excavata83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orbitoides apiculata
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Orbitoididae : Orbitoides : Orbitoides apiculata83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Siderolites calcitrapoides
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Calcarinidae : Siderolites : Siderolites calcitrapoides83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

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D’Angeli, M.I., De Waele, J., Carbone, C., Parise, M., Madonia, G., and Vattano, M. (2017) Secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. In: Moore, K., and White, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sidney, NSW, Australia, July 22-28, 2017. Australian Speleological Federation Inc., Sideney, Vol.1, 237-241.
D'Angeli, I. M., Carbone, C., Nagostinis, M., Parise, M., Vattano, M., Madonia, G., and De Waele, J. (2018) New insights on secondary minerals from Italian sulfuric acid caves. International Journal of Speleology, 47, 3, 271-291.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cesarea_Terme
Wikidata ID:Q52192
GeoNames ID:6538984

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