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Capo di Bove, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Capo di Bove | Group of Quarries (Abandoned) |
| Rome | City |
| Metropolitan City of Rome Capital | Metropolitan City |
| Lazio | Administrative Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 50' 50'' North , 12° 31' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rome | 2,318,895 (2018) | 5.0km |
| Castel di Leva | 570 (2016) | 8.1km |
| Ciampino | 35,174 (2015) | 8.3km |
| Vatican City | 829 (2018) | 8.4km |
| La Torretta | 383 (2016) | 8.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gruppo Mineralogico Romano | Rome, Lazio | 6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Capo di Bove quarries
Other Languages:
German:
Capo di Bove, Rom, Metropolitanstadt Rom Hauptstadt (Provinz Rom), Latium, Italien
Italian:
Capo di Bove, Roma, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale (Provincia di Roma), Lazio, Italia
Dutch:
Capo di Bove, Rome, Metropolitane stad Rome Hoofdstad, Lazio, Italië
Abandoned historical quarries that exploited rock from the Capo di Bove lava flow (277±4 ka; Karner et al., 2001), which lies over the "Villa Senni Eruption Unit" ignimbrites and is the effusive product of a vent of the Santa Maria delle Mole extra-caldera system (Tusculano Artemisio-Monte delle Faete period of activity of the Colli Albani Volcano). This lava flow, extending about 10 km from the Tomb of Caecilia Metella to km 17.5 of the New Appian Way, consists of melilite leucitite.
The rock frequently holds small cavities containing calcite, often associated with zeolites, apatite, and vonsenite; moreover calcite is present in the form of veins and is also noticeable under a microscope dispersed in the groundmass, often surrounding leucite and nepheline crystals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
12 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Vonsenite | 6.AB.30 | Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| ⓘ | Cahnite | 6.AC.70 | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kirschsteinite | 9.AC.05 | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite (TL) | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Spadaite (TL) | 9.EC.45 | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ | Gonnardite | 9.GA.05 | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Leucite | 9.GB.05 | K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ | Gismondine-Ca (TL) | 9.GC.05 | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Phillipsite-K (TL) | 9.GC.10 | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Gismondine Subgroup' (TL) | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Melilite Group' | - | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| H | ⓘ Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| H | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| B | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| O | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| O | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Na | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Al | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Si | ⓘ Spadaite | MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?) |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| K | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gismondine-Ca | CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ca | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Kirschsteinite | CaFe2+SiO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vonsenite | Fe22+Fe3+(BO3)O2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | (K,Na,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capo_di_Bove |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2205213 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Campanian ArcVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Lazio
- Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
- Alban HillsGroup of Calderas
- Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
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References
Embrey, P. G. (1960) Cahnite from Capo di Bove, Rome. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (251) 666-668 doi:10.1180/minmag.1960.032.251.10





Capo di Bove, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy