Lying SE of Erta Ale Volcanic Range, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia the Tat'Ali Range is a complex, multiple volcano of four principle units (Barberi et al., 1973): a lava field fed from fissures, the Borawli rhyolite volcano and the Tat'Ali and Mat'Ala volcanoes.
Fumarolic activity is widespread around the Range.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Basalt

ⓘ Pantelleritic rhyolite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Tazieff, H., Marinelli, G., Barberi, F. & Varet, J. 1970. Geologie de l'Afar Septentrional. Premiere expedition du CNRS-France et du CNR-Italie (decembre 67-fevrier 68). Bulletin Volcanologique, 33, 1039-1072.

Barberi, F., Chedeville, E., Faure, H., Marinelli, G., Santacroce, R., Tazieff, H., & Varet, J. (1973). Geology of Northern Afar (Ethiopia). (with a geological map, scale 1:500000). Revue de Geographie Physique et de Geologie Dynamique, Paris, 15, 443-489.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Localities in this Region

Ethiopia

Afar Region
- Kilbet Rasu
  - Tat'Ali Complex
    - Borawli Volcano
    - Mat'Ala volcano

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

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.75

Quick NavTop Mineral List Rock Types Localities in Region Other Regions References

Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: October 18, 2026 23:10:56 Page updated: August 3, 2025 18:13:09

Go to top of page

Tat'Ali Complex, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, EthiopiaiRegional Level TypesTat'Ali ComplexComplex Kilbet RasuZone Afar RegionRegion EthiopiaCountry function showexplain() { $("#locexplain").toggle(); if (typeof movemap === "function") movemap(); }