The launch of a new GVP website is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013.
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Country: | Chad | |
| Subregion Name: | Northern Africa | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0205-02= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Fumarolic | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 3100 m | 10,170 feet | |
| Latitude: | 20.92°N | 20°55'0"N | |
| Longitude: | 17.28°E | 17°17'0"E | |
| The broad summit of Tarso Voon volcano, located in the west-central part of the Tibesti Range, is truncated by a shallow 14 x 18 km wide caldera. Ignimbrite deposits surround the caldera to distances of 15-35 km. Tarso Voon was constructed over a basement of Precambrian schists. Youthful-looking Quaternary basaltic lava flows have been erupted from vents near the caldera rim over a 180 degree area extending counterclockwise from the NE and from Ehi Mousgau, a 3100-m-high stratovolcano located to the NW. The Soborom solfatara field, the largest in the Tibesti Range, is located in an area of volcano-tectonic uplift 5 km west of the caldera rim. Its fumaroles, active mud pots, and boiling waters are visited by Tibesti peoples for medicinal uses. | |||
