Ambre-Bobaomby volcanic field

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Ambre-Bobaomby volcanic field
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Ambre-Bobaomby volcanic field
Location in Madagascar
Highest point
Elevation 1,475 m (4,839 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°36′S49°09′E / 12.6°S 49.15°E / -12.6; 49.15 [1]

The Ambre-Bobaomby volcanic field is a group of volcanic rocks at the northern tip of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Volcanism began during the Miocene with the eruption of small pyroclastic flows and the construction of a large volcanic massif. This was followed by the eruption of well-preserved volcanoes during the Quaternary; the latest eruption may be of Holocene age. A wide variety of volcanic rocks comprise the Ambre-Bobaomby volcanic field, including basalt, rhyolite, trachyte, phonolite and foidite. Volcanism in the Ambre-Bobaomby volcanic field is an example of intraplate volcanism. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ambre-Bobaomby". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution.
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