Caroline Plate volcanic province
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The Caroline Plate volcanic province is a geologically active region in the western Pacific characterized by extensive submarine volcanism and seafloor features associated with the Caroline tectonic plate.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic province
ⓘ
volcanic province ⓘ |
| associatedWithTectonicSetting |
intraplate volcanism
GENERATED
ⓘ
oceanic plate volcanism GENERATED ⓘ |
| geologicallyActive | true ⓘ |
| hasCrustType | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasFormationProcess | mantle melting beneath oceanic plate ⓘ |
| hasGeologicFeature |
oceanic plateaus
ⓘ
seafloor ridges ⓘ seamounts ⓘ submarine volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | broad volcanic province ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRockType | basalt ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| hasTectonicPlateBoundaryRelation | intraplate (away from major plate boundaries) ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicActivityState | active or recently active ⓘ |
| hasVolcanismType | submarine volcanism ⓘ |
| isStudiedUsing |
bathymetric mapping
ⓘ
dredge sampling ⓘ marine geophysical surveys ⓘ seismic reflection data ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicPlate | Caroline Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Caroline Plate lithosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caroline Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Caroline Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Pacific seafloor spreading and volcanism ⓘ |
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