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Erta Ale Volcano, Erta Ale Volcanic Range, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| 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' 25'' North , 40° 39' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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A 50-km-wide, 613-m-high, basaltic shield volcano with two pit craters - north and south.
Coordinates reflect the north pit crater
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | '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 | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
Localities in this Region
- Afar Region
- Kilbet Rasu
- Erta Ale Volcanic Range
- Erta Ale Volcano
- Erta Ale Volcanic Range
- Kilbet Rasu
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
Ethiopia
- Afar Region
- Kilbet Rasu
- Erta Ale Volcanic RangeVolcanic Province
- Kilbet Rasu
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References
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
Sawyer, G.M., Oppenheimer, C., Tsanev, V.I., Yirgu, G. (2008) Magmatic degassing at Erta 'Ale volcano, Ethiopia. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 178 (4) 837-846 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.09.017
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
