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Meidob volcanic field

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control both the position of vents and that of dry valleys in the field. There are both northeast-southwest, east-west and northwest-southeast trends, in order of decreasing importance. These lineaments have been active at different times, indicating changes in the regional tectonic stress field.
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Lucassen, Friedrich; Pudlo, Dieter; Franz, Gerhard; Romer, RolfL.; Dulski, Peter (1 January 2013). "Cenozoic intra-plate magmatism in the Darfur volcanic province: mantle source, phonolite-trachyte genesis and relation to other volcanic provinces in NE Africa".
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make up most of the erupted material. Pyroclastics and lava flows of phonolitic and trachytic composition form the "mesa" flows and are concentrated in the central part of the field. The more differentiated rocks are prevalent in the more recent rocks.
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may or may not exist; but legends of the Midob recall that many generations ago, fire erupted from the Malha crater, and that water levels within its lake underwent changes accompanied by sounds. These legends may reflect recent volcanic activity.
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Franz, Gerhard; Breitkreuz, Christoph; Coyle, David A.; El Hur, Bushra; Heinrich, Wilhelm; Paulick, Holger; Pudlo, Dieter; Smith, Robyn; Steiner, Gesine (August 1997). "The alkaline Meidob volcanic field (Late Cenozoic, northwest Sudan)".
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Geißler, Marion; Breitkreuz, Christoph; Kiersnowski, Hubert (1 September 2008). "Late Paleozoic volcanism in the central part of the Southern Permian Basin (NE Germany, W Poland): facies distribution and volcano-topographic hiati".
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The total volume of erupted rocks is about 1,400–1,800 cubic kilometres (340–430 cu mi), which was erupted at rates per millennium of 0.2–0.5 cubic kilometres (0.05–0.12 cu mi). Basalt and basanite
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were active in Meidob, producing widespread sedimentary covers especially at the margins of the field. A number of wadis extend radially away from the centre of the Meidob volcanic field and carry water during
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The southwestern and northern side of the Meidob volcanic field drain into the Wadi Harra and subsequently into the Wadi Magrur, which flows northeastward when it carries water. In the present day most of the
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The lava flows are between several metres to several tens of metres thick and reach lengths of more than 20 kilometres (12 mi). The less eroded lava flows have surface features typical of
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1,050 metres (3,440 ft) wide. It has been excavated into the basement rock beneath the volcanic field, and is itself surrounded by a rim less than 30 metres (100 ft) high.
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materials have been used to explain the genesis of differentiated magmas from the basanitic precursor, with additional processes generating the basaltic and hawaiitic magmas.
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Franz, G.; Pudlo, D.; Urlacher, G.; Haussmann, U.; Boven, A.; Wemmer, K. (1 October 1994). "The Darfur Dome, western Sudan: the product of a subcontinental mantle plume".
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Volcanic activity in Meidob began 6.8 million years ago and continued into the Holocene, with the most recent eruptions dated to 4,900 ± 520 years ago. There are no
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deposits are also common. Among the vents is the Malha crater, which presently contains a small lake. The volcanic field has erupted rocks ranging from
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is 220 kilometres (140 mi) south-southwest from it. The Meidob volcanic field is one among several volcanic fields in northern Africa, such as
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Mees, Florias; Verschuren, Dirk; Nijs, Roger; Dumont, Henri (1 January 1991). "Holocene evolution of the crater lake at Malha, Northwest Sudan".
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Average yearly temperatures at Malha range between 21–29 °C (70–84 °F). The Meidob volcanic field lies at the southern margin of the
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the most likely explanation is a mantle plume. The location of the volcanism triggered by this plume would be controlled more by the tectonic
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processes are responsible for volcanism in northern Africa; in the case of the Darfur dome volcanic fields such as Jebel Marra, Meidob and
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Adelberger, Jörg (1991). "Salzherstellung und Salzhandel im Gebiet des Jebel Marra (Darfur/Sudan): Der Rückgang eines lokalen Gewerbes".
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has also been proposed but it has been contested on because of a lack of evidence supporting it. Other proposals include the presence of
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which covers an area of 100 by 50 kilometres (62 mi × 31 mi) in east-west direction. The field consists of
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Khadam, A. M. A.; Ramadan, K.; Hamouda, E. A. (2018). "Geothermal Mainstream Adoption through Risk Mitigation in Sudan".
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manifestations at Meidob, but legends of the local people imply that they witnessed volcanic eruptions in the field.
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features. The oldest volcanic activity in the region has been dated to 36 million years ago at Jebel Kussa.
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Southwestern corner of the Meidob volcanic field; dark spot right of centre is the lake in the Malha crater
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Franz, G (3 May 1999). "Plume related alkaline magmatism in central Africa—the Meidob Hills (W Sudan)".
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Jebel Marra and Meidob lie on an uplifted basement known as the Darfur dome, which consists of various
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During the early and middle Holocene a number of craters contained lakes; some of these have left
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The lava fields are mostly barren, with the vegetation of the Meidob volcanic field consisting of
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Mercuri, Anna Maria; D'Andrea, A. Catherine; Fornaciari, Rita; Höhn, Alexa (2018-07-31).
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About thirty maars and craters are found in the field, including the Malha crater (
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However, a lava flow that enters this crater has yielded dates older than this.
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The oldest volcanic rocks in the Meidob volcanic field have been dated by
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Plants and People in the African Past: Progress in African Archaeobotany
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dating giving a series of eruptions at the following dates (years ago):
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in the Meidob area may have supplied water to their surroundings.
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Arkell, A. J. (1951). "An Old Nubian Inscription from Kordofan".
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draining the Meidob northeastward such as Wadi Umm Afarit end in
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One of these recent eruptions had an intensity similar to a
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Topographic map of the volcanic field south-west of Meidob
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The Meidob volcanic field was likely used as a source of
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to Holocene, it was dominated by pyroclastics and lavas.
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and was also a source of water for the Midob people.
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structures. Meidob lies at the southern margin of the
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The Meidob volcanic field and Jebel Marra with their
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The field has been active during the Holocene, with
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Various types of 31: 1861:Mees, Florias; Richardson, Nigel (1994). 1830:Nordost-Afrika: Strukturen und Ressourcen 46:The Meidob volcanic field seen from space 398:about 150 metres (490 ft) deep and 2058:International Journal of Earth Sciences 1114:International Journal of Earth Sciences 908: 875: 473:field than by the slow movement of the 1779: 1098: 581:The Meidob volcanic field has erupted 332:The field has about 700 vents such as 1702: 1609: 1548: 1536: 1446: 1434: 1422: 922: 920: 918: 916: 914: 912: 825:, transporting sediment and floating 717:precipitation was considerably higher 7: 219:The term "Meidob" is derived from a 263:are near the volcanic field, while 243:The Meidob volcanic field lies in 25: 1954:Journal of African Earth Sciences 836:sediments and were populated by 765:14,600 ± 6,600 to 12,200 ± 3,300 446:, leading to the development of 113: 106: 40: 953:American Journal of Archaeology 549:and Tagabo Hills, which are of 545:eruptions are younger than the 409:lake in the middle and several 27:Volcanic field in Darfur, Sudan 768:10,100 ± 1,400 at Malha crater 1: 1974:10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00103-6 1936:10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00195-8 399: 2148:Die Ostsahara im Spätquartär 1869:Special Publications of SEPM 1749:10.1109/ICCCEEE.2018.8515898 771:8,000 ± 1,600 to 7,200 ± 720 2150:(in German). 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Malha is a 387:15.133; 26.167 300:volcanic field 240: 237: 216: 213: 143:volcanic field 131: 130: 120: 119: 112: 111: 105: 104: 103: 102: 101: 98: 97: 93: 92: 60: 54: 53: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2211: 2200: 2197: 2195: 2192: 2190: 2187: 2185: 2182: 2181: 2179: 2167: 2161: 2157: 2153: 2149: 2144: 2140: 2136: 2132: 2128: 2124: 2120: 2116: 2112: 2108: 2104: 2099: 2095: 2091: 2087: 2083: 2079: 2075: 2071: 2067: 2063: 2059: 2053: 2049: 2045: 2041: 2037: 2032: 2028: 2024: 2020: 2016: 2012: 2008: 2004: 2000: 1996: 1992: 1987: 1983: 1979: 1975: 1971: 1967: 1963: 1959: 1955: 1949: 1945: 1941: 1937: 1933: 1929: 1925: 1921: 1917: 1912: 1911: 1906: 1897: 1893: 1889: 1886:(in German). 1885: 1878: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1857: 1854: 1849: 1847:9783527609789 1843: 1839: 1835: 1831: 1824: 1821: 1817: 1812: 1809: 1805: 1800: 1797: 1793: 1788: 1785: 1782:, p. 57. 1781: 1776: 1773: 1768: 1764: 1760: 1754: 1750: 1746: 1743:. p. 7. 1742: 1735: 1732: 1728: 1723: 1720: 1716: 1711: 1708: 1705:, p. 29. 1704: 1699: 1696: 1692: 1687: 1684: 1680: 1675: 1673: 1671: 1667: 1662: 1660:9783319898391 1656: 1652: 1645: 1642: 1638: 1633: 1630: 1626: 1621: 1619: 1615: 1612:, p. 42. 1611: 1606: 1604: 1600: 1596: 1591: 1588: 1584: 1579: 1577: 1575: 1573: 1569: 1565: 1560: 1558: 1554: 1551:, p. 31. 1550: 1545: 1542: 1539:, p. 34. 1538: 1533: 1530: 1526: 1521: 1518: 1514: 1509: 1506: 1502: 1497: 1494: 1490: 1485: 1483: 1479: 1475: 1470: 1468: 1464: 1460: 1455: 1452: 1449:, p. 43. 1448: 1443: 1440: 1437:, p. 30. 1436: 1431: 1428: 1425:, p. 28. 1424: 1419: 1416: 1412: 1407: 1405: 1403: 1399: 1395: 1390: 1387: 1383: 1378: 1375: 1371: 1366: 1363: 1359: 1354: 1351: 1347: 1342: 1339: 1335: 1330: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1315: 1312: 1308: 1303: 1301: 1299: 1297: 1293: 1289: 1284: 1282: 1280: 1278: 1274: 1270: 1265: 1263: 1261: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1246: 1244: 1242: 1240: 1238: 1236: 1234: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1219: 1217: 1213: 1209: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1198: 1196: 1194: 1190: 1186: 1181: 1179: 1175: 1171: 1166: 1164: 1162: 1160: 1156: 1151: 1147: 1143: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1123: 1119: 1115: 1107: 1104: 1101:, p. 55. 1100: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1087: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1052: 1050: 1048: 1046: 1042: 1037: 1033: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1013: 1009: 1005: 1001: 997: 990: 987: 982: 978: 974: 970: 966: 962: 958: 954: 947: 944: 939: 935: 934: 929: 923: 921: 919: 917: 915: 913: 909: 902: 892: 889: 885: 879: 876: 869: 867: 865: 861: 856: 851: 849: 847: 843: 839: 835: 830: 828: 824: 819: 815: 807: 805: 802: 798: 795:There are no 793: 791: 787: 779: 776: 774:6,170 ± 1,450 773: 770: 767: 764: 763: 762: 760: 756: 751: 749: 745: 737: 735: 733: 729: 724: 722: 718: 714: 710: 702: 700: 698: 694: 690: 689:Fractionation 686: 682: 677: 674: 668: 666: 662: 659: 655: 652: 648: 644: 640: 636: 632: 628: 624: 620: 616: 612: 609:, forming an 608: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 576: 574: 571: 566: 564: 560: 556: 552: 548: 544: 539: 537: 533: 530: 526: 522: 519: 515: 511: 507: 499: 497: 495: 491: 487: 483: 478: 476: 475:African Plate 472: 468: 464: 460: 459:Mantle plumes 453: 451: 449: 445: 441: 440:inland deltas 437: 428: 422: 418: 416: 412: 408: 403: 397: 391: 357: 353: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 330: 328: 327:pahoehoe lava 324: 319: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 292: 288: 286: 282: 278: 274: 273:Cameroon Line 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 238: 236: 234: 230: 226: 222: 214: 212: 210: 205: 203: 200:known as the 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 166: 164: 160: 156: 155:mantle plumes 152: 148: 144: 141: 137: 109: 99: 94: 89: 61: 59: 55: 50: 43: 38: 33: 30: 19: 2147: 2106: 2102: 2061: 2057: 2039: 2035: 1994: 1990: 1957: 1953: 1919: 1915: 1887: 1883: 1877: 1868: 1856: 1829: 1823: 1811: 1799: 1787: 1775: 1740: 1734: 1722: 1710: 1698: 1686: 1650: 1644: 1632: 1590: 1544: 1532: 1520: 1508: 1496: 1454: 1442: 1430: 1418: 1389: 1377: 1365: 1353: 1341: 1314: 1117: 1113: 1106: 1064: 1060: 1003: 999: 989: 956: 952: 946: 931: 891: 878: 857: 855: 831: 823:flash floods 811: 794: 783: 752: 741: 725: 706: 685:lithospheric 678: 669: 631:anorthoclase 580: 567: 540: 521:greenschists 503: 494:Afar hotspot 490:Red Sea Rift 479: 467:Tagabo Hills 457: 432: 404: 362: 350:scoria cones 331: 320: 298:Meidob is a 297: 242: 233:Midob people 224: 218: 206: 174:scoria cones 167: 135: 134: 85:15.32; 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Index

Meidob Volcanic Field

Coordinates
15°19′N 26°28′E / 15.32°N 26.47°E / 15.32; 26.47
Meidob volcanic field is located in Sudan
Holocene
volcanic field
Darfur
Sudan
mantle plumes
crustal
Sahara
lava flows
scoria cones
Lava domes
pyroclastic fall
pyroclastic flow
basanite
trachyte
uplift
Darfur dome
geothermal
Nubian language
slave
Midob people
northern Darfur
Sudan
Bir Harra
Ein Basoro
Malha

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