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Fant'Ale volcano, Metehara, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopiai
Regional Level Types
Fant'Ale volcanoVolcano
MeteharaTown
East Shewa ZoneZone
Oromia RegionRegion
EthiopiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 58' North , 39° 54' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
8.96667,39.90000
GeoHash:
G#: scs75bq69
GRN:
N06E28
Type:
Volcano
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Metahāra23,403 (2018)7.6km
Āwash11,415 (2012)29.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
209279
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209279:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
ኦሮምያ?


Quarternary volcano, consisting of ignimbrites and hypersodic trachytes.
Located in Misraq Shewa Zone of the Oromia Province.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Colour: Beige-pink
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘAlbite
var. Anorthoclase		9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Varet, J. (1969) New discovery of fumarolitic garnets (Fant ale, Ethiopia) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 22 (3) 185-189 doi:10.1007/bf00387952
Varet, J. (1970) The origin of fumarolitic andradite at Menoyre, France and Fant'Ale, Ethiopia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 27 (4) 321-331 doi:10.1007/bf00389816
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