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Ignimbritic tuff from
Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia


Locality type:Town
Classification
Type:Ignimbritic tuff
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ignimbritic tuff data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1483958
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1483958:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ignimbritic tuff
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘGashena, Wadla Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘK'ulf Āmba deposit, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘAjebar mine, Tenta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
References
Ayalew, Dereje, Pik, Raphael, Gibson, Sally, Yirgu, Gezahegn, Ali, Seid, Assefa, Dereje (2020) Pedogenic origin of Mezezo opal hosted in Ethiopian Miocene rhyolites. The Canadian Mineralogist, 58 (2). 231-246 doi:10.3749/canmin.1900059
Getaneh, Worash; Ayalew, Dereje; Zemelak, Adise; Atnafu, Balmwal (2022) Metallogenic implications of volcanic quiescence during continental flood basalt eruption – The case of sediment hosted Mn-Fe mineralization in the Ethiopian volcanic plateau. Ore Geology Reviews, 145. p.104884. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104884
 
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