Newer Volcanics Province

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The Newer Volcanics Province is a geologically young volcanic field in southeastern Australia characterized by numerous basaltic volcanoes, lava flows, and maars, including those around Mount Gambier.

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Newer Volcanics Province canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological province
volcanic field
associatedWith East Australian hotspot track
characterizedBy basaltic volcanism
basaltic volcanoes
lava flows
maars
considered potentially active volcanic field
contains Blue Lake maar
Hanging Rock
Lava flows of the Western District
Mount Eccles
Mount Gambier volcanic complex
Mount Napier
Mount Schank
Red Rock volcanic complex
Tower Hill volcano
Valley Lake maar NERFINISHED
country Australia
coversArea tens of thousands of square kilometres
dominantMagmaType basalt
eruptionStyle Hawaiian
Strombolian
extendsTo southeastern South Australia
western Victoria
geologicalAge Holocene
Pleistocene
linked to: Pleistocene epoch

Quaternary
hasFeature lava caves
lava tubes
maar-diatreme volcanoes
scoria cones
shield volcanoes
hasHazardType volcanic eruption hazard
hasResearchField geochronology
volcanology
influences regional groundwater systems
soil fertility in western Victoria
lastEruptionSites Mount Gambier area
linked to: Mount Gambier

Mount Schank area
locatedIn South Australia
Victoria
southeastern Australia
monitoredBy Geoscience Australia
state geological surveys of Victoria and South Australia
partOf East Australian intraplate volcanism
tectonicSetting intraplate
intraplate volcanic field
youngestEruptionsAge Holocene
less than 10,000 years ago

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Mount Gambier volcanicProvince Newer Volcanics Province
Western District of Victoria geologicalFeature Newer Volcanics Province