Pacific large igneous province system
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The Pacific large igneous province system is a vast assemblage of massive volcanic regions on and around the Pacific Plate, formed by extensive mantle plume–driven magmatism over geological time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacific large igneous province system canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological system
ⓘ
large igneous province system ⓘ magmatic province assemblage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anomalous bathymetry in the Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
geochemical mantle reservoirs ⓘ hotspot tracks in the Pacific ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
basaltic magmatism
ⓘ
high magma production rates ⓘ regional-scale volcanic edifices ⓘ thickened oceanic crust ⓘ |
| composedOf |
large igneous provinces
ⓘ
massive volcanic regions ⓘ oceanic plateaus ⓘ |
| covers | large areas of Pacific oceanic crust ⓘ |
| formedBy |
extensive mantle melting
ⓘ
upwelling mantle plumes ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| genesisProcess |
flood basalt volcanism
ⓘ
intraplate volcanism ⓘ mantle plume magmatism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Caribbean-Colombian oceanic plateau
ⓘ
Hikurangi Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Magellan Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ Manihiki Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Pacific Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic plateaus of the central Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanic plateaus of the eastern Pacific ⓘ Oceanic plateaus of the western Pacific ⓘ Ontong Java Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Shatsky Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
link between mantle plumes and plate tectonics
ⓘ
origin of large igneous provinces ⓘ |
| influences |
Pacific Plate evolution
ⓘ
oceanic crustal structure in the Pacific ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Ocean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
global mantle plume activity
ⓘ
superplume events ⓘ |
| scale | continental-scale magmatic system ⓘ |
| spatialExtent | on and around the Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
mantle dynamics
ⓘ
marine geophysics ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Pacific Plate boundary regions
ⓘ
oceanic plate interior ⓘ |
| temporalExtent | hundreds of millions of years ⓘ |
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