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Rhyolite from
North Tadjoura Complex, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Type:Rhyolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhyolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Tadjoura Complex, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423377:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhyolite
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘAsa Leyta, Arta Region, Djibouti
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘHesdaba prospect, Dikhil Region, Djibouti
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘAssaleyta prospect, Dikhil Region, Djibouti
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘAli Sabieh Horst, Ali Sabieh Region, Djibouti
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘBabba Olou Volcanic centre, Dikhil Region, Djibouti
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘMoussa Alli Stratovolcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia
References
Richard, O. 1985. Les formations volcaniques. In: Notice explicative. Carte Geologique de la Republique de Djibouti a 1:100000. Tadjoura. Editions de l'ORSTOM. Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpment en Cooperation. Paris, 9-37.
Varet, J. (1978). Geology of central and southern Afar:(Ethiopia and Djibouti Republic). Ed. du Centre nationale de la recherche scient.. (Explanation accompanying Geological map of central and southern Afar. 1:500000).
Gadalia, A. L. A. N., & Varet, J. (1983). Les rhyolites miocènes de l'Est de l'Afar. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 7(2), 139-153. doi.org/10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-XXV.2.139
Deniel, C., Vidal, P., Coulon, C., Vellutini, P. J., & Piguet, P. (1994). Temporal evolution of mantle sources during continental rifting: the volcanism of Djibouti (Afar). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 99(B2), 2853-2869. doi.org/10.1029/93JB02576
 
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