The Alaji (upper) Basalts are the youngest series of the Ethiopian flood basalts. The most recent flows are only 15 million years old. The name was coined...
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ago in the Oligocene with volumes reaching 350,000 km3 (Ashangi Basalts, Alaji Basalts). Since then erosion has reduced areal extent and volumes. The modern...
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Ashangi Basalts are the earliest Tertiary volcanic rocks in north Ethiopia, hence they are in the lowest position. These dark porphyritic basalts are separated...
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mountain. The mountain is largely composed of Alaji Basalts, the youngest succession of the Ethiopian flood basalts. The most recent flows are only 15 million...
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is generally at the interface between the lower Ashangi Basalts, and the upper Alaji Basalts. The sediments were deposited in shallow lakes and marshes...
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Tanqwa basin is composed of impervious rocks, particularly Ashangi Basalts, Alaji Basalts and Precambrian basement rocks. The total amount of sediment that...
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