Todra volcanic field explained

Todra Volcanic Field
Elevation M:1780
Map:Niger
Coordinates:17.68°N 8.5°W

Todra volcanic field is a volcanic field in the Aïr region, Niger.

The field consists of about 150 volcanoes, whose position is fault controlled. Their eruption products (mainly basalt but also phonolite and trachyte) cover a surface of about . Geologically, they are located at the northwestern end of the Téfidet graben of the Trans-Saharan orogen.

The field may have had historical eruptions.

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