flood basalt
Massive lava sheet
Flood basalt is a type of volcanic rock formed when massive eruptions pour lava across vast areas, creating thick, flat layers that can cover thousands of square miles.
These eruptions, among the largest volcanic events in Earth's history, have been linked to mass extinctions: The Deccan Traps flood basalts coincided with the dinosaur extinction.
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- magmaMolten rock underground
- plateauFlat highland area
molten rock · Deccan Traps · volcanic · extinction · massive · outpouring · mass extinction · fissure · continental · hotspot · igneous · Columbia River · prehistoric · cataclysm · sulfur · climate · toxic · ocean
- volcanic activityeruption, active, lava, dormant, magma
- volcanoesvolcano, volcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera
- Volcanismmagma, eruption, lava flow, volcanic eruption, magma chamber
- Earth history eventsice age, volcanic eruption, mass extinction, asteroid impact, continental drift
- igneous rocksrhyolite, granite, andesite, pumice, scoria
- volcanic featuresvolcano, lava, geyser, hot spring, crater
flood basaltPlinian eruption
Explosive volcanic event with sustained column
stratovolcano · cinder cone · shield volcano · volcanic plug · lava dome
flood basaltcinder cone
Steep volcanic debris hill
volcanic plug · lava dome · dike · sill
flood basaltstratovolcano
Layered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
Mount Fuji · volcanic mountain · shield volcano · cinder cone · volcanic peak