Ethiopia · Shield volcano
Tat Ali
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 655m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Afar Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 655m
- Coordinates
- 13.284, 41.063
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Tat Ali volcano is the dominant feature of the Tat Ali Range, east of Lake Afrera. The low Holocene shield volcano has an elongated summit depression and has produced a variety of rock types, ranging from basalts to pantellerites. NNW-SSE-trending fissures cutting the volcano have fed basaltic lava flows; those NE of Lake Afrera are of prehistorical age. Late-stage volcanism produced youthful basaltic lava flows on the floor of the summit depression, which is also the site of prominent fumarolic activity.
From Wikipedia
Tat Ali is a low Holocene shield volcano located in the northern part of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. This elevation is characterized as having an elongated summit depression that has produced a variety of rock types, ranging from basalts to pantellerites. NNW-SSE-trending fissures cutting the volcano have fed basaltic lava flows; those NE of Lake Afrera are of prehistoric date. Late-stage volcanism produced youthful basaltic lava flows on the floor of the summit depression, which is also the site of prominent fumarolic activity.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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