Flood basalt
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Flood basalt
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A flood basalt is the result of a giant volcanic eruption or series of eruptions that covers large stretches of land or the ocean floor with basalt lava. Many flood basalts have been attributed to the onset of a hotspot reaching the surface of the Earth via a mantle plume. Flood basalt provinces such as the Deccan Traps of India are often called traps, after the Swedish word trappa, due to the characteristic stairstep geomorphology of many associated landscapes. Michael R. Rampino and Richard St
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Very large volume eruption of basalt lava
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_basalt
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2024-04-19T11:47:24Z
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