Polino Volcano
Updated: May 16, 2024 08:48 GMT -
Explosion crater(s) unknown
Italy, 42.57°N / 12.82°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Italy, 42.57°N / 12.82°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Polino volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| May 16, 02:20 am (Rome) | 1.9 9.8 km |  Italy: 4 km SW Spoleto (PG) | Info | ||
| Monday, May 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 13, 03:35 pm (Rome) | 2.1 8.3 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the N | Italy: 5 km NE Spoleto (PG) | Info | |
| Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 12, 02:12 pm (Rome) | 1.9 9.8 km | Italy: 3 km SW Spoleto (PG) | Info | ||
| Saturday, May 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 11, 10:48 am (Rome) | 1.9 10.1 km | Italy: 4 km NE Spoleto (PG) | Info | ||
| Wednesday, May 8, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 8, 05:43 am (Rome) | 2.1 9.4 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the N | Italy: 2 km NE Spoleto (PG) | Info | |
| May 8, 05:12 am (Rome) | 2.2 9.7 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the N | Italy: 2 km NE Spoleto (PG) | Info | |
Background
Polino is made up of two small diatremes surrounded by layered tuffs and filled with breccia and carbonate-rich locks and lapilli (Pecerillo, 2005). It is classified as a carbonatite, the products of which consist of two facies: tuffisite and large carbonatite bombs. Both crustal and mantle lithics are also present within the welded tuff (Rosatelli et al., 2010). These deposits were Ar/Ar dated at about 246 ka (Peccerillo, 2005).---
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