Central Atlantic magmatic province

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/central-atlantic-magmatic-province

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1. What is the geological classification?Continental Large Igneous Province (LIP)
2. What is the magma volume estimate?2 to 6 million cubic kilometers
3. How big was the volcanic eruption that created CAMP?The eruption released between two and six million cubic kilometers of magma. That amount of lava spread over a huge area, making the largest continental volcanic province on Earth.
4. Why did CAMP cause a big extinction of animals?The eruption released huge amounts of CO₂ and SO₂ into the air. These gases warmed the planet and made the oceans more acidic, which hurt many plants and animals.

Tholeiitic Basalt: A common type of basaltic volcanic rock, typically forming extensive lava flows during large eruptive events.
Continental Rifting: The process by which continental lithosphere is stretched and thinned, leading to the formation of rift valleys and eventually new ocean basins.
Mantle Plume: A hypothesized column of exceptionally hot rock rising from deep within the Earth's mantle, capable of causing widespread volcanism and crustal uplift.
Greenhouse Effect: The process by which certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat, warming the planet's surface.