Bidu Complex, Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, Ethiopiai
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Bidu Complex | Complex |
Kilbet Rasu | Zone |
Afar Region | Region |
Ethiopia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 25' 13'' North , 41° 27' 7'' East
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Three large volcanoes, which from north to south are Nabro (2100m), Mallahle (Mallali) and Asavyo (Mohr & Wood 1976) are aligned along a north-northeasterly direction on the Danakil block.
Coords range: 13º00' - 13º35'N; 41º15' - 41º54'E.
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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.
Woolley, A. R. (2001). Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world. Part 3: Africa. Geological Society. Natural History Museum, London, p. 75.
Mohr, P. A., & Wood, C. A. (1976). Volcano spacings and lithospheric attenuation in the Eastern Rift of Africa. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 33(1), 126-144. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(76)90166-7
Localities in this Region
- Afar Region
- Kilbet Rasu
- Bidu Complex
- Kilbet Rasu
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