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Ardoukôba Volcano, Tadjourah Region, Djiboutii
Regional Level Types
Ardoukôba VolcanoVolcano (Active)
Tadjourah RegionRegion
DjiboutiCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 35' 59'' North , 42° 28' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
11.60000,42.48333
GeoHash:
G#: sfn1yxxqv
GRN:
N08E30
Type:
Volcano (Active) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Arta6,025 (2018)41.0km
Tadjourah22,193 (2018)48.2km
'Ali Sabieh40,074 (2017)55.3km
Dikhil12,043 (2018)56.4km
Holhol3,519 (2012)58.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
434487
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434487:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small active fissure vent volcano at 298 metres.

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1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Habit: The macrocrysts range in size up to 2 cm. Their textures vary from euhedral to subhedral, and other samples show a subhedral to anhedral texture. All the plagioclase minerals crystallized under a condition of equilibrium and show twinning. They exhibit both Carlsbad and polysynthetic twinning in some samples and only polysynthetic twinning in the major samples. There are also some samples that present plagioclases with twinning and without twinning. Zoning is also present in some samples. We observed that all plagioclases have a glomeroporphyritic texture. Some plagioclases have undergone an embayment of microlithic groundmass and, occasionally, plagioclase crystals and olivine microcrysts.[[1]]
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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