Flood basalt (Q43669)

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A general term for basaltic lavas occurring in continental regions as vast accumulations of subhorizontal flows that have been erupted, probably from fissures, in rapid succession on a regional scale
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Flood basalt
A general term for basaltic lavas occurring in continental regions as vast accumulations of subhorizontal flows that have been erupted, probably from fissures, in rapid succession on a regional scale

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