Publication Date:
2023-03-31
Description:
The name peperino derives from the Italian word pepe (pepper) and has been used
in the common language for lithified volcanic deposits characterized by grey to dark
grey color and granular texture, resembling that of ground pepper.
Among these, the best-known examples are represented by some phreatomagmatic
deposits of the Colli Albani Volcanic District, near Rome, and ignimbrite deposits of the
Cimini Mountains near Viterbo (Northern Latium), which have been widely employed in
artifacts of historical and archaeological interest. In particular, these resistant volcanic
rocks have been widely employed by the Etruscans and Romans since the 7 th
century BCE to produce sarcophagi and dimension stones, as well as architectural and
ornamental elements in central Italy up to the present.
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Published
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69
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2TM. Divulgazione Scientifica
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JCR Journal
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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