Arabia Saudí · Campo volcánico

Harrat Kishb

Kishb, Harrat

Tipo: Campo volcánico
Altitud: 1475 m
Última erupción: Desconocido

The NW part of the 5,900 km2 Harrat Kishb volcanic field is seen in this Space Shuttle image. The field is located E of a N-S-trending line of volcanic fields in central Saudi Arabia. The medium-brown-colored Jabal Aslaj scoria cone visible near the top of the dark lava flows near the center of the image was the source of the flows seen here. A second area of young flows seen at the lower right surrounds the circular Al Wahbah maar. These lava flows are stratigraphically younger than a 6,500-4,000-year-old pluvial period. · Foto: NASA Space Shuttle image STS102-708-13, 2001 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

Tipo: Campo volcánico
País: Arabia Saudí
Región: Arabia y Asia Central / Western Arabia Volcanic Province
Altitud: 1475 m
Coordenadas: 22.800, 41.380
Última erupción: Desconocido
Contexto tectónico: Intraplaca / Corteza continental (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica: Grupo volcánico
Roca principal: Traquibasalto / Tefrita basanita

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Original en inglés

The 5,900 km3 Harrat Kishb volcanic field, located E of a N-S-trending line of volcanic fields in central Saudi Arabia, is comprised of basaltic scoria cones, tuff rings and maars, and phonolitic lava domes and flows.

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Resumen en inglés

Ḥarrat Kishb is a lava field 5,892 km2 in area, located in western Saudi Arabia.

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