Algeria · Volcanic field
Tahalra Volcanic Field
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1467m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Algeria
- Region
- Northern Africa / West Central Sahara Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1467m
- Coordinates
- 22.670, 5.000
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The large E-W elongated Tahalra volcanic field covers an area of about 1,800 km2 in the Hoggar Province of southern Algeria.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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External links
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