Jbel Tamarrakoit Explained

Jbel Tamarrakoit
Elevation M:2345
Location:Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Map:Morocco
Coordinates:33.0623°N -5.0652°W
Type:Shield volcano
Age:Pleistocene

Jbel Tamarrakoit is an extinct shield volcano located 60 km south of the city of Ifrane in the Middle Atlas of Morocco. This mountain is one of the three main volcanic structures[1] of the Azrou region along with Jbel El Koudiate and Jbel Outgui.

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Notes and References

  1. Petrology and K-Ar chronology of the Neogene-Quaternary Middle Atlas basaltic province, Morocco . 10.2113/gssgfbull.181.3.243. 2010 . Kharbouch . Fatima . Cotten . Joseph . Youbi . Nasrrddine . Bellon . Hervé . Maury . René C. . El Azzouzi . M'Hammed . Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France . 181 . 3 . 243–257 .