Karoo volcanism

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:age gptkb:Early_Jurassic
gptkbp:associatedWith Ferrar volcanism
gptkbp:beganIn about 183 million years ago
gptkbp:connectsTo Early Jurassic extinction event
Toarcian turnover
gptkbp:country gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:India
gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Swaziland
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:emits large volumes of CO2
gptkbp:extent over 2.5 million km²
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karoo volcanism
gptkbp:location southern Africa
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Stormberg_Group
Drakensberg lavas
Lebombo monocline
gptkbp:partOf Karoo-Ferrar large igneous province
gptkbp:produced gptkb:volcanic_activity
dykes
sills
flood basalts
gptkbp:relatedTo breakup of Gondwana
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:type continental flood basalt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karoo_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6