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Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy i
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Phlogopite

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Phlogopite

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Phlogopite

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

42° 25' 0'' North , 12° 55' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfa : Humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Santa Rufina	2,813 (2014)	1.5km
Cittaducale	2,411 (2014)	3.8km
Casette	550 (2014)	4.3km
Caporio	119 (2014)	5.4km
Pian de' Valli	194 (2014)	5.6km

Mindat Locality ID:

2114

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mindat:1:2:2114:5

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Name(s) in local language(s):

Cava Cupaello, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Lazio, Italia

A quarry in a kalsilite melilitite lava flow. The Cupaello carbonatite occurrence is associated with kamafugitic lava, and forms part of the Umbria-Latium ultra-alkaline belt.

The Cupaello occurrence comprises a small eruptive vent, located on the eastern marginal fault of the Rieti graben, from which a kalsilite melilitite (coppaelite) lava flow emanated. Nearby, a sequence of carbonatitic pyroclastic rocks is preserved. Ash tephra deposits preserved around the vent are several meters thick and comprise angular lapilli and abundant chert lithics which are overlain by spatter scoria. The 750 m long melilitite flow occupies a river valley, and quarrying operations have exposed the underlying carbonatitic pyroclastic rocks. The pyroclastic sequence comprises, from bottom to top, a massive ashfall tephra succeeded by a massive carbonatitic lapilli-ash tuff, at the base and top of which are thin, coarser ash-lapilli surge layers. These are covered by a pyroclastic breccia composed of bombs of melilitite supported by a micritic carbonate matrix. Slump structures occurring in the breccia and injections of tephra into the overlying melilitite flow suggest that the breccia was unconsolidated at the time of its emplacement. 39Ar-40Ar dating of a kalsilite concentrate from the melilitite lava and a 99% pure phlogopite concentrate from the underlying pyroclastics yielded a maximum age of 639 ka.

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ⓘ 'Kalsilite-phlogopite melilitite'

ⓘ 'Kamafugite'

ⓘ Lapilli-tuff

ⓘ Pyroclastic sediment

ⓘ Scoria

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

Stoppa, F., Cundari, A. (1995) A new Italian carbonatite occurrence at Cupaello (Rieti) and its genetic significance. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 122 (3) 275-288 doi:10.1007/s004100050127

Conticelli, S., D’antonio, M., Pinarelli, L., & Civetta, L. (2002). Source contamination and mantle heterogeneity in the genesis of Italian potassic and ultrapotassic volcanic rocks: Sr–Nd–Pb isotope data from Roman Province and Southern Tuscany. Mineralogy and Petrology, 74(2-4), 189-222.

Isakova, A. T., Panina, L. I., Stoppa, F. (2017) Genesis of kalsilite melilitite at Cupaello, Central Italy: Evidence from melt inclusions. Petrology, 25 (4) 433-447 doi:10.1134/s0869591117040038

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

Stoppa, Francesco, Liu, Yu (1995) Chemical composition and petrogenetic implications of apatites from some ultra-alkaline Italian rocks. European Journal of Mineralogy, 7 (2) 391-402 doi:10.1127/ejm/7/2/0391

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Celadonite

Formula: K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Combeite

Formula: Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

References:

ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O

References:

XRD analysis at Bari University

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ 'Garnet Group var. Titanium-bearing Garnet'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup'

References:

Stoppani, F.S., Curti, E. (1982): I minerali del Lazio. Editoriale Olimpia, Firenze, 291 pp.pp.268-269

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Götzenite

Formula: NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O

References:

XRD analysis at Bari University

ⓘ Kalsilite

Formula: KAlSiO₄

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Khibinskite

Formula: K₂ZrSi₂O₇

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R. (1997) The Italian carbonatites: Field occurrence, petrology and regional significance. Mineralogy and Petrology, 59 (1) 43-67 doi:10.1007/bf01163061

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Merlinoite (TL)

Formula: (K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Passaglia, E., Pongiluppi, D., Rinaldi, R. (1977) Merlinoite, a new mineral of the zeolite group. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 355-364

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Monticellite

Formula: CaMgSiO₄

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Pectolite

Formula: NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

References:

Stoppani, F.S., Curti, E. (1982): I minerali del Lazio. Editoriale Olimpia, Firenze, 291 pp.pp.268-269

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'

Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Schorlomite

Formula: Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R. (1997) The Italian carbonatites: Field occurrence, petrology and regional significance. Mineralogy and Petrology, 59 (1) 43-67 doi:10.1007/bf01163061

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

ⓘ Thaumasite

Formula: Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O

References:

Bortolozzi, Giorgio (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Tridymite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Microprobe analysis by Victor Sharygin (Novosibirsk, Russia)

ⓘ Willhendersonite

Formula: KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

References:

Sabatini, V. (1903). La pirossenite melilitica di Coppaeli. Boll. R. Com. geol. Ital., 34, 376.

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Aragonite

Aragonite

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Aragonite

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Aragonite

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

CaSO₄ · 2H₂Oⓘ Gypsum

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Gypsum

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Chalcedony, etc.

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Chalcedony, etc.

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

Chalcedony, etc.

Cupaello Quarry, Santa Rufina, Rieti, Rieti Province, Lazio, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Thaumasite	7.DG.15	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Monticellite	9.AC.10	CaMgSiO₄
ⓘ	Schorlomite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂
ⓘ	Khibinskite	9.BC.10	K₂ZrSi₂O₇
ⓘ	Götzenite	9.BE.22	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
ⓘ	Combeite	9.CJ.15a	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Pectolite	9.DG.05	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
ⓘ	Fluorapophyllite-(K)	9.EA.15	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	9.EA.15	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Celadonite	9.EC.15	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kalsilite	9.FA.05	KAlSiO₄
ⓘ	'Zeolite Group'	9.G0.
ⓘ	Merlinoite (TL)	9.GC.15	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
ⓘ	Willhendersonite	9.GD.10	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apophyllite Group'	-	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Phillipsite Subgroup'	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Gismondine Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Manganese Oxides'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Melilite Group'	-	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
ⓘ	'Rhombohedral Carbonate'	-	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
ⓘ	'Garnet Group var. Titanium-bearing Garnet'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Combeite	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5
H	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
H	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
H	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
C	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Combeite	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Kalsilite	KAlSiO₄
O	ⓘ Khibinskite	K₂ZrSi₂O₇
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
O	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
O	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Schorlomite	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
O	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
O	ⓘ Garnet Group var. Titanium-bearing Garnet	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
F	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
F	ⓘ Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
F	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Combeite	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5
Na	ⓘ Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Na	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
Na	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Kalsilite	KAlSiO₄
Al	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Combeite	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
Si	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Kalsilite	KAlSiO₄
Si	ⓘ Khibinskite	K₂ZrSi₂O₇
Si	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
Si	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
Si	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Schorlomite	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂
Si	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group var. Titanium-bearing Garnet	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
K	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
K	ⓘ Kalsilite	KAlSiO₄
K	ⓘ Khibinskite	K₂ZrSi₂O₇
K	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
K	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Combeite	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(F,OH) · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMgSiO₄
Ca	ⓘ Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Schorlomite	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂
Ca	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Willhendersonite	KCa[Al₃Si₃O₁₂] · 5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Ca	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Götzenite	NaCa₆Ti(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Schorlomite	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Schorlomite	Ca₃Ti₂(SiO₄)(Fe³⁺O₄)₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Khibinskite	K₂ZrSi₂O₇
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Merlinoite	(K,Na)₅(Ca,Ba)₂Al₉Si₂₃O₆₄ · 23H₂O
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

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References

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Passaglia, E., Pongiluppi, D., Rinaldi, R. (1977) Merlinoite, a new mineral of the zeolite group. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 355-364

Stoppani, F.S., Curti, E. (1982): I minerali del Lazio. Editoriale Olimpia, Firenze, 291 pp.pp.268-269

Cundari, A., Ferguson, A. K. (1991) Petrogenetic relationships between melilitite and lamproite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (3) 343-357 doi:10.1007/bf00325103

Villa, I., Serva, L., & Quercioli, C. (1991). Verso una datazione della lava di Cupaello (Rieti). Plinius, 4, 102-103.

Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R. (1997) The Italian carbonatites: Field occurrence, petrology and regional significance. Mineralogy and Petrology, 59 (1) 43-67 doi:10.1007/bf01163061

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