Abstract
Recent Quaternary faulting and vulcanicity accompanied by peculiar subsidence phenomena in the northern part of the Main Ethiopian Rift are described for the first time. A suggested sequence of geological events is given.
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Mohr, P.A. Surface cauldron subsidence with associated faulting and fissure basalt eruptions at gariboldi pass, Shoa, Ethiopia. Bull Volcanol 24, 421–428 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02599358
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02599358