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The Dogu’a Tembien Massif is located on the western margin of the Mekelle Outlier, a nearly circular mountainous area (8000 km2) with elevations ranging between 1200 and 2850 m (Fig. 2.1a).
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Sembroni, A., Molin, P., Dramis, F. (2019). Regional Geology of the Dogu’a Tembien Massif. In: Nyssen, J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (eds) Geo-trekking in Ethiopia’s Tropical Mountains. GeoGuide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_2
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