Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai is a 2,960 metres (9,710 ft) volcano in the East African Rift in Tanzania.[3] The name means Mountain of God in the Maasai language.[4][5]
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| Elevation | 3,188 m (10,459 ft)[1] |
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| Location | |
| Range | East African Rift |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 2019[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
File:Aerial view of Ol Doinyo Lengai erupting in 2008.jpg
Ol Doinyo Lengai erupting in 2008
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Carbonatite
Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano in the world that erupts a rock known as carbonatite.[6][7][8] This is a rock which has greater than 50% of carbonate minerals.[9]
Ol Doinyo Lengai Media
- MLY07753 Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai 0821.jpg
Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai from above in Aug 2021
- Pre-eruption aerial photo of Oldoinyo Lengai.jpg
Summit of Ol Doinyo Lengai in February, 2006
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White surface of solidified lava flows at Ol Doinyo Lengai, August 2001
- Ol Doinyo Lengai After Explosive Eruptions.jpg
Satellite image (2009) of Ol Doinyo Lengai after an explosive eruption
- Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania 20120217.jpg
Ol Doinyo Lengai in February 2012
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Aerial photo of Oldoinyo Lengai in January 2011
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Ol Doinyo Lengai eruption 1966.
- Crater of Ol Doinyo Lengai (Jan 2011).jpg
Crater of Ol Doinyo Lengai in January 2011
References
- ↑ Tanzania in figures 2012, National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance, June 2013, page 9 Archived 2013-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Klemetti, Erik (11 March 2014). "Strangest Magma on Earth: Carbonatites of Ol Doinyo Lengai". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2014/03/strangest-magma-earth-carbonatites-oldoinyo-lengai/. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ Bell, Keith (editor) (1989) Carbonatites: Genesis and Evolution, London, Unwin Hyman.
Other websites
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Ol Doinyo Lengai at Wikimedia Commons
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