The Assab volcanic field is a group of
basalt
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ic
cinder cone
A cinder cone (or scoria cone) is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic clinkers, volcanic ash, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent. The pyroclastic fragments are formed by explosive eruptions o ...
s and associated lava flows located in the
Southern Red Sea region
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of
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
. With a peak elevation of , its most recently identified eruption occurred within the last 12,000 years during the current
Holocene
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epoch.
See also
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List of volcanoes in Eritrea
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Eritrea.
References
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Eritrea
Volcanoes
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References
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Mountains of Eritrea
Volcanoes of Eritrea
Volcanic fields
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