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The discovery of extensive Pliocene pantellerite welded tuffs in southern Ethiopia necessitates a revision of the Cainozoic volcanic succession associated with the Ethiopian rift system.
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Mohr, P.A. The cainozoic volcanic succession in Ethiopia. Bull Volcanol 32, 5–14 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02596584
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