The oldest silicic #volcanism in the solar system? 4.565 billion years ago! That means "chemically evolved crustal rocks were forming on planetesimals prior to the assembly of the terrestrial planets"! via Nature Communications: nature.com/articles/s4146…

Wallowa Mts, OR, from Horse Mt, ID: An archipelago in an ocean of Columbia River Basalt.

Evidence for the construction and collapse of lava domes during the silicic phases of the #Paraná #LIP from volcanic breccia. Unraveled LMU Volcanology by @leticia_fguim, Adrian Hornby (Adrian Hornby), Ulli Kueppers, Don Dingwell & co-authors link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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The magnificent trap featuring in the lavas of Ardmeanach Ise of Mull.

Early human ancestors may have boiled their food in hot springs 1.8 million years ago trib.al/j8L1Y7w

The life cycle of large igneous provinces🌋 In this new Review, Ben Black Tamsin Mather & Volcano Listening Project explore the linked evolution of LIP mantle melting, magmatic systems and the redistribution of volatiles Free to read for 2 weeks, download now! nature.com/articles/s4301…

Giant Amethyst Geode | #Geology #GeologyPage #Geode #Minerals Geology Page geologypage.com instagr.am/p/CmRtJ6JNGfJ/

Amethyst Stalactite Slice from Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay credit: Astro Gallery of Gems

The Columbia River Basalt Group is the best studied flood basalt on Earth, yet lingering questions keep scientists coming back. eos.org/features/baked… Learn more: bit.ly/Eos-Jun2023

The most active large igneous provinces may have released volatiles on a scale not captured by any model. Bryan #GSA2014

Europa Press se vuelve a lucir con google translate: "basaltos de diluvio" y "trampas del Deccan" europapress.es/ciencia/habita…

Ropy #pāhoehoe #lava flow surface in 66 million year old #basalt from the #DeccanTraps - near #poladpur #india

Too many things to learn and compare. x.com/subglacial/sta…

Geology and carpentry don't mix. Chris Slane Cartoons #MineralMonday #geology #jokes

Melt inclusion trapped in plagioclase phenocryst. Basaltic lava flow in #HALIP flood basalts, Axel Heiberg Island, #NU. #ThinSectionThursday

Enigmatic, Beautiful, Mysterious: Hawaii Island's Petroglyphs bootsnall.com/articles/09-06… via BootsnAll

A PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF FLOOD BASALT VOLCANISM (2018) - book flyer-cover-ToC-sample chapter academia.edu/35340955/A_PHO… via Academia