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Mount Naita, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopiai
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Mount NaitaIntrusion
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EthiopiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 30' 45'' North , 35° 17' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
5.51262,35.29543
GeoHash:
G#: sbcp75t37
GRN:
N04E25
Type:
Intrusion
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
406734
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406734:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Approx circular intrusion located on the border with Sudan.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'var. Perthite'-
ⓘ'Sodic amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6

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African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate

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References

DAVIDSON, A. (1983). The Omo river project, reconnaissance geology and geochemistry of parts of Ilubabor, Kefa, Gemu Gofa and Sidamo, Ethiopia. Ethiop. Inst. Geol. Surv. Bull., 2, 1-89.
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.87
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