Oulmes Volcanic Field Volcano
Updated: May 15, 2024 03:02 GMT -
Volcanic field unknown
Morocco, 33.33°N / -6°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Morocco, 33.33°N / -6°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Oulmes Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The alkaline Olmès volcanic field covers an area of 20 x 70 km in the Middle Atlas Range of Morocco. The volcanic field was active during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, with K-Ar dates of 0.9-0.31 million years (Liegeois et al., 2005).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information