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Kurub

Tipe
Gunung api perisai
Ketinggian
625 m
Letusan terakhir
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Kurub
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Tipe
Gunung api perisai
Negara
Etiopia
Wilayah
Afrika Timur / Afar Rift Volcanic Province
Ketinggian
625 m
Koordinat
11.880, 41.208
Letusan terakhir
Tidak diketahui
Kondisi tektonik
Zona rift / Kerak menengah (15-25 km)
Bentuk lahan
Perisai
Batuan utama
Basal / Pikrobasal
Ringkasan geologi

The small Holocene shield volcano, also known as Kurub Koma, Kurub Koba, or Curub, lies in the Saha Plain, SE of the Manda Hararo complex in the South Danakil region. The easternmost lava flow was potassium-argon dated at about 0.3 million years. Wind-blown sand fills the summit crater of the very recent basaltic volcano. Initial subaqueous activity occurred along NNW-trending fissures. Fumarolic activity observed in the 1930s was not seen during field work in the 1970s.

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