Large Igneous Provinces

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:abbreviation LIPs
gptkbp:ageRange Precambrian to present
gptkbp:associatedWith climate change
mass extinctions
gptkbp:canBe continental
hybrid
oceanic
gptkbp:canRelease gptkb:halogens
volcanic gases
CO2
SO2
gptkbp:cause acid rain
ozone depletion
oceanic anoxic events
global environmental effects
gptkbp:characterizedBy large volume of magma
rapid emplacement
gptkbp:composedOf igneous rocks
gptkbp:emplacementRate rapid (within a few million years)
gptkbp:example gptkb:Siberian_Traps
gptkb:Columbia_River_Basalt_Group
gptkb:Ontong_Java_Plateau
gptkb:Deccan_Traps
gptkb:Paraná-Etendeka_Province
gptkbp:firstDescribed geologists in the 20th century
gptkbp:foundIn oceanic crust
continents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Large Igneous Provinces
gptkbp:importantFor mineral resources
paleoclimate studies
tectonic evolution
gptkbp:relatedTo trap rock
continental breakup
continental flood basalts
oceanic plateaus
rift zones
hotspots
supercontinent cycles
flood basalt provinces
mantle plumes
gptkbp:studiedBy paleomagnetism
radiometric dating
geochemical analysis
gptkbp:studiedIn geology
volcanology
gptkbp:volume >100,000 km³
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deccan_Traps_volcanism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6