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Latera solfatara, Latera, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Latera solfatara | Fumarole |
| Latera | Municipality |
| Viterbo Province | Province |
| Lazio | Administrative Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 37' 3'' North , 11° 49' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
0.38 to 0.15 Ma
Geologic Time:
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Latera | 806 (2014) | 1.6km |
| Gradoli | 1,305 (2014) | 4.3km |
| Il Casone | 130 (2014) | 5.2km |
| Valentano | 2,809 (2014) | 6.0km |
| San Quirico | 476 (2014) | 7.2km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Solfatara di Lร tera, Lร tera volcano, Viterbo, Lazio, Italia
This solfatara near Lร tera village (1.5 km SW from it) belongs to the volcanic complex of Lร tera caldera, which embraces part of Latium region (the main complex lays in this region) and part of Tuscany.
The products of Latera volcano, which include ignimbrite units, layered tuffs, lavas and cinder cones, occupy the whole of the western flank of Vulsini and are distributed around a caldera of 6 x 7 km. Latera plateau consists of at least 8 kmยณ of tuffs exposed outside the caldera, while a further 7 kmยณ of intra-caldera tuffs have been revealed by drilling (Barberi et al. 1984; Turbeville 1993).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| โ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| โ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| โ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| โ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| โ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| โ Haรผyne Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| โ 'K Feldspar' |
| โ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| โ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ 'Mica Group' |
| โ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| โ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| โ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| โ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| โ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| โ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| โ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| โ | var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| โ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| โ | Haรผyne | 9.FB.10 | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| โ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) ยท H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| โ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| โ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| โ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| โ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| โ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | โ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | โ Haรผyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| O | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | โ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | โ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | โ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | โ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | โ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | โ Haรผyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Na | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | โ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | โ Haรผyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Al | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | โ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | โ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | โ Haรผyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Si | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | โ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | โ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Haรผyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| S | โ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | โ Haรผyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Ca | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | โ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ca | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | โ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | โ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | โ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | โ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | โ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Campanian ArcVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
Italy
- Latera volcanic complexComplex
- Lazio
- Vulsini Volcanic ComplexComplex
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Latera solfatara, Latera, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy