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Anorthite from
Erta Ale Volcanic Range, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia


Locality type:Volcanic Province
Classification
Species:Anorthite
Formula:Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anorthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erta Ale Volcanic Range, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1424636
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1424636:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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Treuil, M., Varet, J., Billhot, M., Barberi, F. (1971) Distribution of nickel, copper and zinc in the volcanic series of Erta'Ale, Ethiopia. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. doi:10.1007/BF00373371
CheminÃĐe, J. L. (1973). Evolution des concentrations en K, U et Th dans les laves de la sÃĐrie diffÃĐrenciÃĐe de l'Erta'Ale. Rev. GÃĐogr. GÃĐol. Dyn.(2), 15(4), 353-372.
Tazieff, H. (1973). Erta Ale volcano. Revue de gÃĐographie physique et de gÃĐologie dynamique, 15(4), 437-441.
Treuil, M., & Varet, J. (1973). Criteres volcanologiques, petrologiques et geochimiques de la genese et de la differenciation des magmas basaltiques
Barberi, F.; Santacroce, R.; Varet, J. (1974) Silicic peralkaline volcanic rocks of the Afar Depression (Ethiopia). Bulletin Volcanologique, 38 (2). 755-790 doi:10.1007/bf02596907
Barberi, F., Civetta, L., & Varet, J. (1980). Sr isotopic composition of Afar volcanics and its implication for mantle evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 50(1), 247-259. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(80)90136-3
BIZOUARD, H., BARBERI, F., VARET, J. (1980) Mineralogy and Petrology of Erta Ale and Boina Volcanic Series, Afar Rift, Ethiopia. Journal of Petrology, 21 (2) 401-436 doi:10.1093/petrology/21.2.401
Le Maitre, R. W. - Ed. (2002) Igneous Rocks - A Classification and Glossary of Terms (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511535581
 
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