Tat Ali

Tat Ali
Elevation 700+ metres (2,297 feet)
Location
Location Afar Region, Ethiopia
Range Tat Ali Range
Geology
Type Shield volcano
Last eruption Unknown

Tat Ali is a low Holocene shield volcano located in the northern part of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. This elevation is characterized as having an elongated summit depression that has produced a variety of rock types, ranging from basalts to pantellerites. NNW-SSE-trending fissures cutting the volcano have fed basaltic lava flows; those NE of Lake Afrera are of prehistoric date. Late-stage volcanism produced youthful basaltic lava flows on the floor of the summit depression, which is also the site of prominent fumarolic activity.

Tat Ali, Erta Ale, Alu and other Ethiopian highlands are together known as the Danakil Alps.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Handbook of Lithium and Natural Calcium Chloride By Donald E. Garrett