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Meidob Volcanic Field

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
2000m
Last eruption
-2950
Meidob Volcanic Field
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Type
Volcanic field
Country
Sudan
Region
Northern Africa / Southeast Sahara Volcanic Province
Elevation
2000m
Coordinates
15.320, 26.470
Last eruption
-2950
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite

Geological summary

The alkaline Meidob volcanic field in western Sudan, at the NE end of the Darfur volcanic province, covers an area of 5,000 km2 with nearly 700 Pliocene-to-Holocene vents.

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From Wikipedia

Meidob volcanic field is a Holocene volcanic field in Darfur, Sudan. It is one of several volcanic fields in Africa whose origin is explained by the activity of mantle plumes and their interaction with crustal structures. Meidob lies at the southern margin of the Sahara.

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Eruption history

6 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
6
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
6050 BCE (±1600 yrs) – 2950 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (3000 BCE, the most recent of 4)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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6050 BCE~5856 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 45275 BCE~5081 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4306 BCE~4112 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 43144 BCE~2950 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI 46050 BCE5275 BCE4500 BCE3919 BCE3144 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 2950 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    2950 BCE – end unknown
    Vent VF 214
  2. 3000 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    3000 BCE – end unknown
    Central Meidob volcanic field
  3. 3050 BCEVEI 4Geological estimate
    3050 BCE – end unknown
    SW crater of vent VF 57
  4. 4150 BCE (±1450 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    4150 BCE – end unknown
    Central Meidob volcanic field
  5. 5250 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    5250 BCE – end unknown
    Central Meidob volcanic field
  6. 6050 BCE (±1600 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    6050 BCE – end unknown
    NE crater of vent VF 57

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