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Yemen · Volcanic field

Haylan, Jabal

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
1550m
Last eruption
-1200
The Jabal Haylan volcanic field comprises scoria cones and tuff rings and associated lava flows across a 75-km-long area, with a portion of the field shown in this Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 52 km across). The chain crosses a NW-SE-trending fault that with visible offset in this image. Many of the cones and rings have experienced flank collapse, rafting, or erosion, leaving amphitheater-shaped craters. Some tuff rings appear to have lava domes that have formed within the crater.
The Jabal Haylan volcanic field comprises scoria cones and tuff rings and associated lava flows across a 75-km-long area, with a portion of the field shown in this Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 52 km across). The chain crosses a NW-SE-trending fault that with visible offset in this image. Many of the cones and rings have experienced flank collapse, rafting, or erosion, leaving amphitheater-shaped craters. Some tuff rings appear to have lava domes that have formed within the crater. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Yemen
Region
Arabia & Central Asia / Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province
Elevation
1550m
Coordinates
15.400, 45.100
Last eruption
-1200
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The Jabal Haylan area contains a 75-km-long chain of tuff cones and associated olivine basaltic lava flows in eastern Yemen.

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

Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1200 BCE – 1200 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 0 (1200 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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1200 BCE~1200 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01200 BCE1200 BCE1199 BCE1199 BCE1199 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 1200 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    1200 BCE – end unknown
    West of Sirwan

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