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Lebedev, V. A.; Chernyshev, I. V.; Shatagin, K. N.; Bubnov, S. N.; Yakushev, A. I. (2013). "The quaternary volcanic rocks of the Gegham highland, Lesser
Caucasus, Armenia: Geochronology, isotopic Sr-Nd characteristics, and origin".
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Akopian, Janna; Sarukhanyan, Nune; Gabrielyan, Ivan; Vanyan, Armen; Mikić, Aleksandar; Smýkal, Petr; Kenicer, Gregory; Vishnyakova, Margarita; Sinjushin, Andrey; Demidenko, Natalia; Ambrose, Mike (2010).
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from north and west, Azat and Vedi rivers from south-west and
Arpachai river from south. The average elevation of the Gegham mountain range is near 2500m. The range is of volcanic origin including many
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from the Kotayk centre (Gutansar and Atis 700 ka, then associated fissure volcanoes 550–480 ka). The volcanic activity peaked round 200 ka, when most of the Gegham centres formed from
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Arutyunyan, E. V.; Lebedev, V. A.; Chernyshev, I. V.; Sagatelyan, A. K. (2007). "Geochronology of
Neogene-Quaternary volcanism of the Gegham Highland (Lesser Caucasus, Armenia)".
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Chataigner, C.; Gratuze, B. (2014). "New Data on the
Exploitation of Obsidian in the Southern Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia) and Eastern Turkey, Part 1: Source Characterization".
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