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Thomazeau Volcano

Coordinates: 18°41′N 72°05′W / 18.68°N 72.08°W / 18.68; -72.08
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Thomazeau Volcano
Thomazeau Volcano is located in Haiti
Thomazeau Volcano
Thomazeau Volcano
Highest point
Coordinates18°41′N 72°05′W / 18.68°N 72.08°W / 18.68; -72.08
Geography
LocationThomazeau, Ouest, Haiti
Geology
Rock age1.5 MYA
Mountain typeCinder cones
Last eruptionPleistocene

Thomazeau Volcano or the Thomazeau cinder cones, is a group of extinct cinder cones outside of Thomazeau, Haiti, it was active from 1.5 million years ago to the Pleistocene.[1]

It was discovered in 1982 by the Haitian Bureau of Mines and Energy,[2] who discovered materials such as Nepheline, pyroclastic flows and basalt rock. Only a very well-preserved cone remains where its lava flow is distinctly visible.

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References

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  1. ^ "Thomazeau Volcano". Volcanodiscovery.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ Anonymous, 2009. La saviez vous? L'existence encore intacte d un appareil volcanique en Haiti?. Bur Mines L'Energie Haiti, 6 p brochure