Thomazeau Volcano | |
Coordinates: | 18.68°N -72.08°W |
Last Eruption: | Pleistocene |
Age: | 1.5 MYA |
Type: | Cinder cones |
Location: | Thomazeau, Ouest, Haiti |
Map: | Haiti |
Thomazeau Volcano or the Thomazeau cinder cones, is a group of extinct cinder cones outside of Thomazeau, Haiti, it was active from 1.5 million years ago to the Pleistocene.[1]
It was discovered in 1982 by the Haitian Bureau of Mines and Energy,[2] who discovered materials such as Nepheline, pyroclastic flows and basalt rock. Only a very well-preserved cone remains where its lava flow is distinctly visible.