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Níger · Campo volcánico

Todra Volcanic Field

Tipo
Campo volcánico
Altitud
1780 m
Última erupción
Desconocido
This small Aïr basaltic scoria cone and lava flow are part of the Todra volcanic field, which covers a broad area of about 1,050 km2 in the Tuareg shield in the southern Aïr region of Niger. Construction of about 30 volcanoes was followed by the formation of about 130 basaltic cones. The date of the latest eruption of the Todra volcanic field is not known, but may have been as recent as a few centuries ago.
This small Aïr basaltic scoria cone and lava flow are part of the Todra volcanic field, which covers a broad area of about 1,050 km2 in the Tuareg shield in the southern Aïr region of Niger. Construction of about 30 volcanoes was followed by the formation of about 130 basaltic cones. The date of the latest eruption of the Todra volcanic field is not known, but may have been as recent as a few centuries ago. · Foto: Photo by Jean-Paul Liégeois (Africa Museum, Belgium).
Tipo
Campo volcánico
País
Níger
Región
África del Norte / West Central Sahara Volcanic Province
Altitud
1780 m
Coordenadas
17.680, 8.500
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Intraplaca / Corteza continental (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Grupo volcánico
Roca principal
Basalto / Picrobasalto

Resumen geológico

Original en inglés

The Todra Volcanic Field covers about 1,000 km2 in the Tuareg shield in the southern Aïr region of Niger.

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Todra volcanic field is a volcanic field in the Aïr region, Niger.

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