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Niger · Campo vulcanico

Todra Volcanic Field

Tipo
Campo vulcanico
Altitudine
1780 m
Ultima eruzione
Sconosciuto
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 vulcanico
Paese
Niger
Regione
Africa settentrionale / West Central Sahara Volcanic Province
Altitudine
1780 m
Coordinate
17.680, 8.500
Ultima eruzione
Sconosciuto
Contesto tettonico
Intraplacca / Crosta continentale (> 25 km)
Forma vulcanica
Gruppo vulcanico
Roccia principale
Basalto / Picrobasalto

Sintesi geologica

Originale in inglese

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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