1	-	Barberi, F., Borsi, S., Ferrara, G., Marinelli, G., Santacroce, R., Tazieff, H., & Varet, J. (1972). Evolution of the Danakil Depression (Afar, Ethiopia) in light of radiometric age determinations. The Journal of Geology, 80(6), 720-729. doi.org/10.1086/627797

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Boina Volcanic Region, Fanti Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1424856

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1424856:4

GUID (UUID V4):

Nearest other occurrences of Obsidian

34.7km (21.6 miles)

ⓘ Ado Ale Volcanic Centre, Fanti Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia

56.2km (34.9 miles)

ⓘ Ma'Alalta Volcano, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia

64.8km (40.3 miles)

ⓘ Gad 'Elu Volcanic Centre, Awsi Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia

References

Barberi, F., Borsi, S., Ferrara, G., Marinelli, G., Santacroce, R., Tazieff, H., & Varet, J. (1972). Evolution of the Danakil Depression (Afar, Ethiopia) in light of radiometric age determinations. The Journal of Geology, 80(6), 720-729. doi.org/10.1086/627797

Barberi, F., Chedeville, E., Faure, H., Marinelli, G., Santacroce, R., Tazieff, H., & Varet, J. (1973). Geology of Northern Afar (Ethiopia). (with a geological map, scale 1:500000). Revue de Geographie Physique et de Geologie Dynamique, Paris, 15, 443-489.

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., FERRARA, G., SANTACROCE, R., TREUIL, M., VARET, J. (1975) A Transitional Basalt-Pantellerite Sequence of Fractional Crystallization, the Boina Centre (Afar Rift, Ethiopia) Journal of Petrology, 16 (1) 22-56 doi:10.1093/petrology/16.1.22

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Obsidian from Boina Volcanic Region, Fanti Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia

Obsidian from
Boina Volcanic Region, Fanti Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopia