Manzaz Volcanic Field volcano

Updated: Jul 6, 2022 20:21 GMT - Refresh

Scoria cones 1672 m / 5,485 ft
Algeria, 23.92°N / 5.83°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Manzaz Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

The Manzaz volcanic field, north of the Atakor volcanic field in the Hoggar (Ahaggar) volcanic district of Algeria, consists of a large number of scoria cones and associated lava flows. The volcanic field covers an area of 1500 sq km, overlying Precambrian metamorphic and plutonic rocks of the Tuareg shield. Many cones are breached, and the dominantly basaltic and basanitic volcanic products are rich in peridotite and pyroxenite xenoliths and megacrysts. The youngest volcanoes rest on Neolithic terraces and are of Holocene age.
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