Mabda Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 14:18 GMT -
Lava dome 1554 m / 5098 ft
Eritrea, 13.51°N / 41.78°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Eritrea, 13.51°N / 41.78°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Mabda volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The Mabda complex, also called Dubbi Alto, is composed of rhyolitic lava domes (Wiart and Oppenheimer, 2005). The north flank has been partially covered by lava flows from Dubbi volcano, but it's relationship to that edifice is unknown. Although the age is also unknown, it's location between two Holocene volcanoes makes a Pleistocene age likely. In addition, there are fresher-looking cones and lava flows 9-12 km down the SSE flank (also possibly related to Dubbi) and a 32 km2 lava field 20 km SE (also possibly associated with Nabro).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information