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Pumice from
Bora-Bericcio Volcanoes, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Type:Pumice
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pumice data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bora-Bericcio Volcanoes, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1425104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1425104:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pumice
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTullu Moje Volcano, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘGedemsa Caldera, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
36.9km (23.0 miles) ⓘChilallo Volcano, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘAlutu Volcanic Centre, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘBoseti Volcanic Complex, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘKoni Volcanic Centre, East Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
97.9km (60.9 miles) ⓘO'a Caldera, Lake Shala (Lake Shalla), Oromia Region, Ethiopia
References
Di Paola, G.M. 1973. The Ethiopian rift valley (between 7º00' and 8º40' lat.north). Bulletin Volcanologique, 36, 517-560.
Metrich, N. & Clocchiatti, R. 1979. Contribution a la connaissance des conditions de cristallisation et de mise en place d'une coulee pantelleritique du Rift Ethiopien: etude des inclusions vitreuses. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences. Paris, 289D, 57-60.
Di Paola, G. M. (1976). Geological Map of the Tullu MojeVolcanic Area (Arusi: Ethiopian Rift valley). 1: 75,000 Scale. Laboratorio di Geocronologia e Geochimica isotopica, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Bizouard, H., & Di Paola, G. M. (1978). Mineralogy of the Tullu Moje active volcanic area (Arussi: Ethiopian Rift valley). In Petrology and Geochemistry of Continental Rifts (pp. 87-100). Springer, Dordrecht. doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9803-2_9
Trua, Teresa, Deniel, Catherine, Mazzuoli, Roberto (1999) Crustal control in the genesis of Plio-Quaternary bimodal magmatism of the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER): geochemical and isotopic (Sr, Nd, Pb) evidence. Chemical Geology, 155 (3) 201-231 doi:10.1016/s0009-2541(98)00174-0
 
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