Rocks which I discovered or described for the first time.
Cupaello carbonatite tuff, Rieti, Lazio
Cupaello carbonatite tuff, Rieti, Lazio
Vulture-volcano sovite-ejectum
Inclusion in sovite-ejectum carbonate
Cr-diopside megax in carbonatitic melilitite lapillus from Monticchio Lakes formation, Vulture, Basilicata
lherzolite fragment in carbonatitic melilitite lapillus from Monticchio Lakes formation, Vulture, Basilicata
lherzolite nodule from Monticchio Lakes Formation
lherzolite nodule from Monticchio Lakes Formation
massive extrusive carbonatite in diatreme tuffisite from Polino, Terni, Umbria
concentric lapilli with Phl-peridotite micronodules in diatreme tuffisite from Polino, Terni, Umbria
leucite wollastonite melilitolite from Collefabbri, Perugia, Umbria
quench melilitite from Collefabbri, Perugia, Umbria
apatite, phlogopite, Zr-Cuspidine in a leucite kalsilite melilitolite from San Venanzo, Terni, Umbria.
nepheline inclusions in melilite from a leucite kalsilite melilitolite from San Venanzo, Terni, Umbria.
welded lapilli facies of kalsilite phlogopite mela foidite (hauyne, leucite) from Grotta del Cervo, Abruzzi.
thin section: kalsilite phlogopite mela foidite (hauyne, leucite) from Grotta del Cervo, Abruzzi.
  Oricola (Abruzzo) carbonatite tuff
SEM image of the thin section above showing leucite bearing SiO2 undersaturated peralkaline glass shard immersed in micritic calcite