flood basalt volcanism

Flood basalt volcanism is the rapid eruption of extremely large volumes of low-viscosity basaltic lava over vast areas, forming thick, extensive lava plateaus and often linked to mantle plume activity and major environmental change.

Observed surface forms (1)

• continental flood basalt event ×1

Instances (2)

• Ethiopian Traps volcanism via concept surface "continental flood basalt event"
• Deccan Traps volcanism