Ehi Mousgou
Voon, Tarso
Stratovulcano · Chad · 3100 m
- Tipo
- Stratovulcano
- Paese
- Chad
- Regione
- Northern Africa Volcanic Regions / East Central Sahara Volcanic Province
- Altitudine
- 3100 m
- Coordinate
- 20.920, 17.280
- Ultima eruzione
- Sconosciuto
- Contesto tettonico
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Forma vulcanica
- Composite
- Roccia principale
- Trachyte / Trachydacite
Sintesi geologica
The broad summit of Tarso Voon volcano, located in the west-central part of the Tibesti Range, is truncated by a shallow 14 x 18 km wide caldera. Ignimbrite deposits surround the caldera to distances of 15-35 km. It was constructed over a basement of Precambrian schists. Youthful-looking Quaternary basaltic lava flows have been erupted from vents near the caldera rim over a 180-degree area extending counterclockwise from the NE and from Ehi Mousgau, a 3100-m-high stratovolcano located to the NW. The Soborom solfatara field, the largest in the Tibesti Range, is located in an area of volcano-tectonic uplift 5 km west of the caldera rim. Its fumaroles, active mud pots, and boiling waters are visited by Tibesti peoples for medicinal uses.
Sintesi da Wikipedia
Riassunto in ingleseThe Tarso Voon is a 3,100-metre (10,200 ft) high stratovolcano in the north of the Republic of Chad. It is located in the western center of the Tibesti Mountains.
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