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Megado-Mega area, Megado, Oromia Region, Ethiopiai
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Megado- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude:
7° North , 37° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~309km
GRN:
N06E27
Type:
Area
Mindat Locality ID:
11273
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11273:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lherzolite nodules (mantle material) in basalt.
Peridot is found in basalt balls in the desert plain near the villages of Megado and Mega within the Mega escarpment about 110 km northeast of Lake Turkana, Ethiopia.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Description: Lherzolite xenoliths in basalt. Some gem-quality "peridot" marketed from here.
ⓘ Forsterite var. Peridot
Formula: Mg2SiO4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘvar. Peridot9.AC.05Mg2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Australian Gemmologist 19(4), 1995.
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