large igneous province
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[edit]Noun
[edit]large igneous province (plural large igneous provinces)
- (geology) An area with a very large accumulation of igneous rocks formed by extreme volcanism (commonly attributed to the eruption of a mantle plume) during a short geological timeframe.
- Synonym: LIP
Further reading
[edit]- large igneous province on Wikipedia.Wikipedia