Tin Taralle volcanic field explained

Tin Taralle volcanic field
Map:Niger
Coordinates:18.27°N 9.33°W

Tin Taralle volcanic field is a volcanic field in the Aïr region of Niger, which covers a surface area of . It was active during the Pleistocene, with eruptive episodes between 28-20, 15-8 and 4 to 0.7 million years ago. The field consists of cinder cones which have mostly erupted basalt but also phonolite and trachyte.

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