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Aenigmatite from
Boseti Volcanic Complex, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia


Locality type:Volcanic Complex
Classification
Species:Aenigmatite
Formula:Na4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aenigmatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boseti Volcanic Complex, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1425043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1425043:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aenigmatite
33.9km (21.0 miles) ⓘKoni Volcanic Centre, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘFantale stratovolcano, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘBora-Bericcio Volcanoes, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘBadda Volcano, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
References
Brotzu, P., & Morbidelli, L., Piccirillo, EM, Traversa, G., 1980: Volcanological and magmatological evidences of Boseti Volcanic Complex (Main Ethiopian Rift). In: Geodynamic evolution of the Afro-Arabic Rift System. Atti dei Convegni dei Lincei. Ace. Naz. dei Lincei. Atti dei Convegni Lincei, 47, 317-366.
Brotzu, P., Morbidelli, L., Piccirillo, E. M., & Traversa, G. (1974). Petrological features of Boseti mountains, a complex volcanic system in the axial portion of the Main Ethiopian Rift. Bulletin Volcanologique, 38(1), 206-234. doi.org/10.1007/BF02597811
Morbidelli, L., Nicoletti, M., Petrucciani, C., & Piccirillo, E. M. (1975). Ethiopian South-Eastern Plateau and related escarpment: K/Ar ages of the main volcanic events (Main Ethiopian Rift from 8° 10’to 9° 00’lat. North). In Afar Depression of Ethiopia (pp. 362-369). Schweizerbart Stuttgart. 362-369.
Carbonin, C., Dal Negro, A., Ganeo, S., Piccirillo, E. M. (1991) Influence of magma composition and oxygen fugacity on the crystal structure of C2/c clinopyroxenes from a basalt-pantellerite suite. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 108 (1) 34-42 doi:10.1007/bf00307324
 
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