Newark Basin volcanic sequence
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The Newark Basin volcanic sequence is a series of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic basaltic lava flows and related igneous rocks that underlie parts of the Newark Basin in eastern North America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newark Basin volcanic province | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
igneous rock unit
ⓘ
volcanic sequence ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Central Atlantic Magmatic Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
columnar jointing
ⓘ
dikes ⓘ flow-top breccia ⓘ lava flows ⓘ sills ⓘ vesicular basalt ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
Hook Mountain Basalt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Mountain Basalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Preakness Basalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Watchung Basalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eruptionEnvironment | subaerial ⓘ |
| formedBy |
continental flood basalt volcanism
ⓘ
fissure eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Early Jurassic
ⓘ
Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod |
Jurassic
ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ |
| hasComposition | mafic ⓘ |
| hasMineral |
olivine
ⓘ
plagioclase ⓘ pyroxene ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
associated with opening of the Central Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
records early Mesozoic magmatism in eastern North America ⓘ |
| lithology |
basalt
ⓘ
basaltic lava flow ⓘ igneous rock ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern North America ⓘ |
| overlies | Newark Basin sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesozoic volcanic rocks of eastern North America
ⓘ
Newark Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Newark Supergroup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
continental rifting ⓘ |
| rockType | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
igneous petrology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | rift basin ⓘ |
| timeSpanEnd | Early Jurassic ⓘ |
| timeSpanStart | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| underlies | younger Jurassic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newark Basin volcanic province