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Goda Buticha Cave, Kunama, Somali Region, Ethiopiai
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Goda Buticha CaveCave
Kunama- not defined -
Somali RegionRegion
EthiopiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
9° 32' 33'' North , 41° 34' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
9.54252,41.57704
GeoHash:
G#: sctw615mp
GRN:
N07E29
Type:
Cave
Age:
2.588 to 0.0002 Ma
Geologic Time:
Quaternary : Pleistocene to Holocene
Reference for age:
Tribolo, C., Asrat, A., Bahain, J. J., Chapon, C., Douville, E., Fragnol, C., Hernandes, M., Hovers, E., Leplongeon, A., Martin, L., Pleurdeau,, D., Pearson, O., Puaud, E., Assefa, Z. (2017) Across the Gap: Geochronological and Sedimentological Analyses from the Late Pleistocene-Holocene Sequence of Goda Buticha, Southeastern Ethiopia. PloS one, 12(1).
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Deder8,884 (2013)29.6km
Dire Dawa252,279 (2015)32.2km
Hīrna12,295 (2012)63.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
417079
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417079:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A cave site near the village of Kunama and approximately 25 km west of the city of Dire Dawa.

The cave is a three-chambered karst cave with two mouths opening to roughly Northeast and Northwest oriented galleries, joined by a third small and dark Southeast oriented chamber.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dittmarite
Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Weddellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
ⓘ Whewellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHydroxylapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘDittmarite8.CH.20(NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘWeddellite10.AB.40Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
ⓘWhewellite10.AB.45Ca(C2O4) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Hⓘ Dittmarite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Hⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Cⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Cⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Dittmarite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Oⓘ Dittmarite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Oⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Dittmarite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Pⓘ Dittmarite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caⓘ WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Caⓘ WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AgSilver
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
TeTellurium
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Tribolo, C., Asrat, A., Bahain, J. J., Chapon, C., Douville, E., Fragnol, C., Hernandes, M., Hovers, E., Leplongeon, A., Martin, L., Pleurdeau,, D., Pearson, O., Puaud, E., Assefa, Z. (2017) Across the Gap: Geochronological and Sedimentological Analyses from the Late Pleistocene-Holocene Sequence of Goda Buticha, Southeastern Ethiopia. PloS one, 12(1), e0169418.
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