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Mount Silali

Silali

Type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1528m
Last eruption
-5050
The impressive 5 x 8 km summit caldera of Silali volcano is seen in an aerial view from the SE. Formation of the 300-m-deep caldera is related to the incremental eruption of basaltic and trachytic lava flows about 63,000 years ago. N-S-trending rift valley faults cutting across the volcano can be seen at the lower left. Some of cones on the caldera floor and flanks may be little more than a few hundred years old.
The impressive 5 x 8 km summit caldera of Silali volcano is seen in an aerial view from the SE. Formation of the 300-m-deep caldera is related to the incremental eruption of basaltic and trachytic lava flows about 63,000 years ago. N-S-trending rift valley faults cutting across the volcano can be seen at the lower left. Some of cones on the caldera floor and flanks may be little more than a few hundred years old. · Photo: Photo by Martin Smith, 1993 (copyright British Geological Survey, NERC).
Type
Shield volcano
Country
Kenya
Region
Eastern Africa / Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1528m
Coordinates
1.150, 36.230
Last eruption
-5050
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Shield
Major rock type
Trachyte / Trachydacite

Geological summary

The 30-km-wide Silali trachytic shield volcano, the largest Quaternary volcano in the northern Gregory Rift, completely straddles the East African Rift.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Mount Silali is a dormant volcano in the Gregory Rift Valley, near Kapedo, Kenya. Silali is south of the Suguta Valley, which reaches northward to Lake Turkana, and is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Lake Baringo.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7050 BCE (±2000 yrs) – 5050 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
Click a bar to see individual eruptions · Use arrow keys to move between bars, Enter to open
7050 BCE~6850 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6050 BCE~5850 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5250 BCE~5050 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7050 BCE6650 BCE6050 BCE5650 BCE5250 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 5050 BCE (±2000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5050 BCE – end unknown
    Upper east flank
  2. 6050 BCE (±3000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6050 BCE – end unknown
    Eastern part of caldera
  3. 7050 BCE (±2000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7050 BCE – end unknown
    Upper east flank

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