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Tadjourah, Arta
Ardoukoba lava fields
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: fresh basalt, volcanic glass crusts, gypsum.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Fissure volcano born in 1978 between Lake Assal and the Ghoubbet, raw rift-floor geology
Documented rift volcanism site in geological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
sharp lava, heat, no water
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.