Drakensberg flood basalts

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The Drakensberg flood basalts are extensive Jurassic volcanic lava flows that form part of the Karoo large igneous province in southern Africa, creating the dramatic cliffs and plateaus of the Drakensberg Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood basalt province
volcanic rock formation
associatedWith Karoo magmatism
country Lesotho
South Africa
dominantRockType basalt
eruptionStyle effusive volcanism
exposedIn uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park
formationProcess fissure eruptions
forms cliffs
plateaus
formsPartOf Great Escarpment of southern Africa
formsTop Drakensberg Group
geologicalAge Jurassic
geomorphologicalEffect steep escarpment development
importance major component of Drakensberg landscape
lithology tholeiitic basalt
locatedIn Drakensberg Mountains
southern Africa
overlies Clarens Formation
partOf Karoo large igneous province
region Eastern Cape
Free State
KwaZulu-Natal
relatedLargeIgneousProvince Karoo-Ferrar large igneous province
scientificDiscipline petrology
stratigraphy
volcanology
stratigraphicUnitOf Karoo Supergroup
tectonicSetting continental flood basalt
weatheringStyle columnar jointing (locally)

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Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex isOlderThan Drakensberg flood basalts