Newer Volcanics Province
E1001932
The Newer Volcanics Province is a geologically young volcanic field in southeastern Australia characterized by numerous basaltic volcanoes, lava flows, and maars, including those around Mount Gambier.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological province
ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ |
| associatedWith | East Australian hotspot track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
basaltic volcanism
ⓘ
basaltic volcanoes ⓘ lava flows ⓘ maars ⓘ |
| considered | potentially active volcanic field ⓘ |
| contains |
Blue Lake maar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanging Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Lava flows of the Western District ⓘ Mount Eccles NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Gambier volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Schank NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Rock volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower Hill volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Lake maar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| coversArea | tens of thousands of square kilometres ⓘ |
| dominantMagmaType | basalt ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Hawaiian
ⓘ
Strombolian ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
southeastern South Australia
ⓘ
western Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Holocene
ⓘ
Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lava caves
ⓘ
lava tubes ⓘ maar-diatreme volcanoes ⓘ scoria cones ⓘ shield volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasHazardType | volcanic eruption hazard ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
geochronology
ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ |
| influences |
regional groundwater systems
ⓘ
soil fertility in western Victoria ⓘ |
| lastEruptionSites |
Mount Gambier area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Schank area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Australia
ⓘ
Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Geoscience Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state geological surveys of Victoria and South Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | East Australian intraplate volcanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
intraplate
ⓘ
intraplate volcanic field ⓘ |
| youngestEruptionsAge |
Holocene
ⓘ
less than 10,000 years ago ⓘ |
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