Siberian Traps
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The Siberian Traps are a large region of volcanic rock, known as a large igneous province, in Siberia, Russia. Large volumes of basaltic lava covered a large expanse of Siberia in a flood basalt event
Step-like geomorphology at the Putorana Plateau, which is a World Heritage Site
Columnar jointing in igneous rock of the Putorana Plateau
A sample of Siberian Traps basalt (dark) containing native iron (from the Putorana Plateau)
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
Siberian Traps
…region of volcanic rock, known as a large igneous province, in Siberia, Russia. Large volumes of basaltic lava covered a large expanse of Siberia in a flood basalt event. The massive eruptive event that formed the traps is one of the largest-known volcanic events in the last 500 million years. The eruptions continued…
Moses Coulee in the US showing multiple flood basalt flows of the Columbia River Basalt Group. The upper basalt is Roza Member, while the lower canyon exposes Frenchmen Springs Member basalt
Ethiopian Highlands basalt
Parana traps
Plume model of flood basalt eruption