Tukuyu Volcano
Updated: 29. Apr. 2024 15:19 GMT -
Shield 1541 m / 5056 ft
Tanzania, -9.26°S / 33.65°E
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
Tanzania, -9.26°S / 33.65°E
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
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Ausbrüche des Tukuyu: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Beschreibung
The Tukuyu shield volcano is thought to be made up of basaltic lavas, though Fontijn et al. (2012) also note that it has never been systematically studied. The town of Tukuyu is built upon thsi volcano. Dating by Ebinger et al. (1989) using K-Ar and by Ivanov et al. (1999) identified three lava ages between 2.12 +/- 0.04 and 1.34 +/- 0.02 Ma.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information