Tshibinda, DRC
Tshibinda volcano is located on the SE shore of Lake Kivu. It belongs to the Kivu volcanic province on the western branch of the East African Rift. Tshibinda volcano is one of the most recently active volcanic centres located on the fault.
Tshibinda lavas show trends towards isotope compositions resembling those for
some ocean island basalts. Lava from Tshibinda volcano has a similar composition to Nyiragongo volcano.
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