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Rhyolite from
Aden Volcano, Aden Governorate, Yemen


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Rhyolite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:6.5 ± 0.6 Ma
Minimum recorded age:6.5 ± 0.6 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
16.5 ± 0.6 MaMiocene - K-Ar whole rock
Sample references:
1 -
Dickinson, D.R.; Dodson, M.H.; Gass, I.G.; Rex, D.C. (1969) Correlation of initial 87Sr/86Sr with Rb/Sr in some late tertiary volcanic rocks of South Arabia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 6 (1). 84-90 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(69)90178-2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhyolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aden Volcano, Aden Governorate, Yemen
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1361271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1361271:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhyolite
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘLittle Aden Peninsula, Aden Governorate, Yemen
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘRas Imran Extinct Volcano, Aden Governorate, Yemen
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘJebel Khariz Volcano, Lahij Governorate, Yemen
References
Cox, K. G., Gass, I. G., & Mallick, D. I. J. (1969). The evolution of the volcanoes of Aden and Little Aden, South Arabia. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 124, 283-308.
Dickinson, D.R.; Dodson, M.H.; Gass, I.G.; Rex, D.C. (1969) Correlation of initial 87Sr/86Sr with Rb/Sr in some late tertiary volcanic rocks of South Arabia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 6 (1). 84-90 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(69)90178-2
COX, K.G., GASS, I.G., MALLICK, D.I.J. (1970) The Peralkaline Volcanic Suite of Aden and Little Aden, South Arabia. Journal of Petrology, 11 (3) 433-462 doi:10.1093/petrology/11.3.433
 
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