Caribbean large igneous province
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caribbean-large-igneous-province-176-10616621
title:
Caribbean large igneous province
text:
The Caribbean large igneous province (CLIP) consists of a major flood basalt, which created this large igneous province (LIP). It is the source of the current large eastern Pacific oceanic plateau, of which the Caribbean-Colombian oceanic plateau is the tectonized remnant. The deeper levels of the plateau have been exposed on its margins at the North American and South American plates. The volcanism took place between 139 and 69 million years ago (Ma), with the majority of activity appearing to
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description:
Accumulation of igneous rocks
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_large_igneous_province
date created:
2007-06-04T01:56:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T17:52:26Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Caribbean_plateau.png","width":1096,"height":819}
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