Tin Taralle volcanic field
| Tin Taralle volcanic field | |
|---|---|
  Tin Taralle volcanic field | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 18°16′N 9°20′E / 18.27°N 9.33°E[1] |
Tin Taralle volcanic field is a volcanic field in the Aïr region of Niger, which covers a surface area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi).[2] It was active during the Pleistocene,[1] with eruptive episodes between 28-20, 15-8 and 4 to 0.7 million years ago.[3] The field consists of cinder cones which have mostly erupted basalt but also phonolite and trachyte.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tin Taralle Volcanic Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Foulger 2005, p. 386.
- ^ Foulger 2005, p. 383.
- ^ Woolley, Alan Robert (1987). Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Africa. Geological Society of London. p. 227. ISBN 9781862390836.
Sources
[edit]- Foulger, Gillian R. (2005). Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms. Geological Society of America. ISBN 9780813723884.
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