Dallol (hydrothermal system)

Dallol
Highest point
Elevation−48 m (−157 ft)
Coordinates14°14′30″N 40°18′00″E / 14.24167°N 40.30000°E / 14.24167; 40.30000
Geography
Dallol is located in Ethiopia
Dallol
Dallol
Location within Ethiopia
LocationEthiopia
Parent rangeDanakil Depression
Geology
Mountain typeExplosion craters
Last eruption2011
The colorful hydrothermal pools and terraces of Dallol, Ethiopia. Note how the colors of the site change from white and light green to yellow, orange and red, due to the variable oxidation of inorganic iron.

Dallol is a unique, terrestrial hydrothermal system around a cinder cone volcano in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It is known for its unearthly colors and mineral patterns, and the very acidic fluids that discharge from its hydrothermal springs.[1]

  1. ^ Kotopoulou, Electra; et al. (2018-12-06). "A poly-extreme hydrothermal system controlled by iron: the case of Dallol at the Afar Triangle". ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 3 (1): 90–99. doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00141. PMC 6380227. PMID 30801049.