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Rhyolite from
Debre Zeyt Distric, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia


Locality type:Volcanic Province
Classification
Type:Rhyolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhyolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Debre Zeyt Distric, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1425077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1425077:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhyolite
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘBora-Bericcio Volcanoes, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘTullu Moje Volcano, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘAlutu Volcanic Centre, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
87.0km (54.0 miles) ⓘEntotto Hills, Gulale, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘKoni Volcanic Centre, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
References
Di Paola, G.M. 1973. The Ethiopian rift valley (between 7º00' and 8º40' lat.north). Bulletin Volcanologique, 36, 517-560.
Mohr, P. A. (1961). The geology, structure, and origin of the Bishoftu explosion craters. Bulletin of the Geophysical Observatory, The University College of Addis Ababa, 2(2), 65-101.
Mohr, P. A. (1967). Further notes on the explosion craters of Bishoftu (Debre Zeit). Bulletin of the Geophysical Observatory, 10, 99-112.
Gasparon, M., Innocenti, F., Manetti, P., Peccerillo, A., & Tsegaye, A. (1993). Genesis of the Pliocene to Recent bimodal mafic-felsic volcanism in the Debre Zeyt area, central Ethiopia: Volcanological and geochemical constraints. Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East), 17(2), 145-165. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(93)90032-L
 
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