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Fitton, J. G., Kilburn, C. R. J., Thirlwall, M. F., & Hughes, D. J. (1983). 1982 eruption of Mount Cameroon, West Africa. Nature, 306(5941), 327-332.

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Original EntryFitton, J. G., Kilburn, C. R. J., Thirlwall, M. F., & Hughes, D. J. (1983). 1982 eruption of Mount Cameroon, West Africa. Nature, 306(5941), 327-332.
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Full ReferenceFitton, J. G., Kilburn, C. R. J., Thirlwall, M. F., & Hughes, D. J. (1983). 1982 eruption of Mount Cameroon, West Africa. Nature, 306(5941), 327-332.
Plain TextFitton, J. G., Kilburn, C. R. J., Thirlwall, M. F., & Hughes, D. J. (1983). 1982 eruption of Mount Cameroon, West Africa. Nature, 306(5941), 327-332.

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Mount Cameroon, Buea, Fako, Southwest Region, Cameroon

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Mount Cameroon, Buea, Fako, Southwest Region, Cameroonⓘ Alkali basalt, ⓘ Alkali Feldspar, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Augite, ⓘ Basalt, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Hawaiite, ⓘ Hypersthene, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Mugearite, ⓘ Nepheline, ⓘ Nosean, ⓘ Phlogopite, ⓘ Phonolite, ⓘ Picrite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Trachyte

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