Tukuyu Volcano
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 20:48 GMT -
Shield 1541 m / 5056 ft
Tanzania, -9.26°S / 33.65°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Tanzania, -9.26°S / 33.65°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Tukuyu volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The Tukuyu shield volcano is thought to be made up of basaltic lavas, though Fontijn et al. (2012) also note that it has never been systematically studied. The town of Tukuyu is built upon thsi volcano. Dating by Ebinger et al. (1989) using K-Ar and by Ivanov et al. (1999) identified three lava ages between 2.12 +/- 0.04 and 1.34 +/- 0.02 Ma.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information