Tin Taralle volcanic field | |
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Highest point | |
Coordinates | 18°16′N9°20′E / 18.27°N 9.33°E [1] |
Tin Taralle volcanic field is a volcanic field in the Aïr region of Niger, which covers a surface area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi). [2] It was active during the Pleistocene, [1] with eruptive episodes between 28-20, 15-8 and 4 to 0.7 million years ago. [3] The field consists of cinder cones which have mostly erupted basalt but also phonolite and trachyte. [4]