Global Volcanism Program

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Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

Latitude
Longitude

211810

Pleistocene

Unknown /

41.58°N
13.33°E

Morphology

Volcano Landform
Cluster

Volcano Types
Volcanic field

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zone
Continental crust (> 25 km)

Geological Summary

The Monti Ernici volcanic field, also known as the Mid Latin Valley volcanic field, is a monogenetic center about 70 km SE of Rome. It consists of about 20 cinder cones, tuff cones, and associated lava flows and pyroclastic-flow deposits. The field was active from about 0.7 to 0.1 Ma (Peccerillo, 2005). Geochemically, the Ernici-Roccamonfina Province exhibits characteristics of both the Roman and Campanian Magmatic Provinces.

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Boari E, Conticelli S, 2007. Mineralogy and petrology of Mg-rich calc-alkalic, potassic, and ultrapotassic associated rocks: the Middle Latin Valley monogenetic volcanoes, Roman Magmatic Province, Southern Italy. Can Mineral, 45: 1443-1469.

Nikogosian I K, Bergen M J, 2010. Heterogeneous mantle sources of potassium-rich magmas in central-southern Italy: Melt inclusion evidence from Roccamonfina and Ernici (Mid Latina Valley) . J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 197: 279-302.

Peccerillo A, 2005. Plio-Quaternary Volcanism in Italy. Berlin: Springer, 365 p.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Monti Ernici. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Monti Ernici page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Synonyms

Mid Latin Valley

Cones

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Arnarca

Pyroclastic cone

Borghetto

Pyroclastic cone

Case Bruni

Pyroclastic cone

Celletta

Pyroclastic cone

Colle Castellone

Pyroclastic cone

Colle Sant'Arcangelo

Pyroclastic cone

Colle Spinazzeta

Pyroclastic cone

Giuliano di Roma

Pyroclastic cone

La Badia

Pyroclastic cone

Pofi

Pyroclastic cone

Selva dei Muli

Pyroclastic cone

Selva Piana

Pyroclastic cone

Tecchiena

Pyroclastic cone

Villa Santo Stefano

Pyroclastic cone

Craters

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Il Borghetto

Crater

Patricia

Crater

Photo Gallery

The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Monti Ernici.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Monti Ernici in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

External Sites

Copernicus Browser

The Copernicus Browser replaced the Sentinel Hub Playground browser in 2023, to provide access to Earth observation archives from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, the main distribution platform for data from the EU Copernicus missions.

WOVOdat
   Single Volcano View
   Temporal Evolution of Unrest
   Side by Side Volcanoes

WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments.

IRIS seismic stations/networks

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Monti Ernici. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.

UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations

Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Monti Ernici. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player.

Large Eruptions of Monti Ernici

Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

EarthChem

EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).