Geology and Minerals

Geology of Ethiopia

The geology of Ethiopia includes rocks of the Neoproterozoic East African Orogeny, Jurassic marine sediments and Quaternary rift-related volcanism. Events that greatly shaped Ethiopian geology is the assembly and break-up of Gondwana and the present-day rifting of Africa.

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See also

• ▸Ganges Mensa
• ▸Convair
• ▸Alabaster Caverns State Park

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