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Todra Volcanic Field
Todra Volcanic Field is located in NigerTodra Volcanic FieldTodra Volcanic Field
Highest point
Elevation1,780 m (5,840 ft)
Coordinates17°41′N 8°30′E / 17.68°N 8.5°E / 17.68; 8.5

Todra volcanic field is a volcanic field in the Aïr region, Niger.

The field consists of about 150 volcanoes, whose position is fault controlled. Their eruption products (mainly basalt but also phonolite and trachyte) cover a surface of about 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi). Geologically, they are located at the northwestern end of the Téfidet graben of the Trans-Saharan orogen.

The field may have had historical eruptions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Todra Volcanic Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. Ahmed, Yacouba; Konaté, Moussa; Harouna, Moussa (1 March 2016). "Tectono-magmatic reactivation of Téfidet Cretaceous trough during Cenozoic (Aïr, Niger)". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 187 (2): 73–82. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.187.2.73.


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