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Fayalite from
Moussa Alli Stratovolcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia


Locality type:Stratovolcano
Classification
Species:Fayalite
Formula:Fe22+(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moussa Alli Stratovolcano, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1424681
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1424681:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘNorth Tadjoura Complex, Tadjourah Region, Djibouti
References
Fino. M.De, Volpe, I.L.A., Lirer, L. & Varet, J. 1973. Geology and petrology of Manda-Inakir Range and Moussa Alli volcano, central eastern Afar (Ethiopia and T.F.A.I.). Revue de Geographie Physique et de Geologie Dynamique, Paris, 15, 373-386.
Piguet, P., & Vellutini, P. (1991). DonnÃĐes nouvelles sur le volcan Moussa Ali (RÃĐpublique de Djibouti). Comptes rendus de l'AcadÃĐmie des sciences. SÃĐrie 2, MÃĐcanique, Physique, Chimie, Sciences de l'univers, Sciences de la Terre, 313(13), 1611-1618.
 
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