Gharyan Volcanic Field

sopka (bez známé erupce za posledních ~12 000 let), Libya, Northern Africa Volcanic Regions

Kde

Libya, Northern Africa Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Stratovolcano(es)

Nadmořská výška

850 m

Poloha

32,000°, 13,250°

The Gharyan volcanic field is about 3000 km2 in area, but its volcanic structures and products, which include a lava plateau, phonolite domes, and younger small volcanic centers, are relatively thin, at only 350 km3 in volume (Liegeois et al., 2005). Potassium-Argon ages of the youngest volcanics range from 1-12 Ma (Almond, 1974; Liegeois et al., 2005). These volcanic centers are generally basanitic and contain abundant lherzolitic xenoliths (Liegeois et al., 2005).

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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