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Erta Ale caldera, Erta Ale Volcano, Erta Ale Volcanic Range, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Erta Ale caldera | Volcano |
| Erta Ale Volcano | Volcano |
| Erta Ale Volcanic Range | Volcanic Province |
| Kilbet Rasu | Zone |
| Afar Region | Region |
| Ethiopia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 36' 16'' North , 40° 39' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A shield volcano with a long-lived lava lake in its caldera. 2,011 feet (613 meters) in height. It has a 0.7 × 1.6 km elliptical summit caldera with two pit craters (north and south) within the caldera.
The most active volcano in Ethiopia.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Afar Triangle (Afar Depression)Depression
- Danakil DepressionDepression
African Plate
- East African Rift
- Ethiopian RiftNarrow Rift
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
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References
BIZOUARD, H., BARBERI, F., VARET, J. (1980) Mineralogy and Petrology of Erta Ale and Boina Volcanic Series, Afar Rift, Ethiopia. Journal of Petrology, 21 (2) 401-436 doi:10.1093/petrology/21.2.401
Gerlach, T.M. (1980) Investigation of volcanic gas analyses and magma outgassing from Erta' Ale lava lake, Afar, Ethiopia. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 7 (3) 415-441 doi:10.1016/0377-0273(80)90041-4
Oppenheimer, Clive, Francis, Peter (1998) Implications of longeval lava lakes for geomorphological and plutonic processes at Erta 'Ale volcano, Afar. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 80 (1) 101-111 doi:10.1016/s0377-0273(97)00041-3
Barrat, J.A., Fourcade, S., Jahn, B.M., Cheminée, J.L., Capdevila, R. (1998) Isotope (Sr, Nd, Pb, O) and trace-element geochemistry of volcanics from the Erta'Ale range (Ethiopia) Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 80 (1) 85-100 doi:10.1016/s0377-0273(97)00016-4
Oppenheimer, C., McGonigle, A.J.S., Allard, P., Wooster, M.J., Tsanev, V. (2004) Sulfur, heat, and magma budget of Erta ‘Ale lava lake, Ethiopia. Geology, 32 (6) 509 doi:10.1130/g20281.1
Acocella, Valerio (2006) Regional and local tectonics at Erta Ale caldera, Afar (Ethiopia). Journal of Structural Geology, 28 (10). 1808-1820 doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2006.06.014
Zelenski, Michael E., Fischer, Tobias P., de Moor, J. Maarten, Marty, Bernard, Zimmermann, Laurent, Ayalew, Dereje, Nekrasov, Aleksey N., Karandashev, Vasilii K. (2013) Trace elements in the gas emissions from the Erta Ale volcano, Afar, Ethiopia. Chemical Geology, 357. 95-116 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.08.022
