Yemen · Volcanic field
Bir Borhut
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 464m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Yemen
- Region
- Arabia & Central Asia / Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 464m
- Coordinates
- 15.515, 50.935
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Near the villages of Hleime and Al Ghayl, along the Wadi Hadhramout valley about 45 km from the coast of Yemen, is what appears to be a pyroclastic volcanic cone and extensive dark lava flows.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 0
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 950VEI ?Method not stated950 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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