Large igneous province (Geomorphology 🏞️)

A large igneous province is an extremely large accumulation of igneous rocks, including intrusive and extrusive, arising when magma travels through the crust towards the surface. The formation of LIPs is variously attributed to mantle plumes or to processes associated with divergent plate tectonics. The formation o...

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Large igneous province (Petrology 💎)

A large igneous province is an extremely large accumulation of igneous rocks, including intrusive and extrusive, arising when magma travels through the crust towards the surface. The formation of LIPs is variously attributed to mantle plumes or to processes associated with divergent plate tectonics. The formation of som...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_igneous_province

#LargeIgneousProvince #Orogeny #Petrology #Volcanology #FloodBasalts #IgneousRocks