USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts
- Background and Information
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DESCRIPTION: Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts
-- includes
Basalt Floods ...
Columbia Plateau ...
Columbia River Basalt Group ...
Columnar Basalts ...
Flood Basalts ...
Lava Plains ...
Lava Plateaus ...
Plains Basalts ...
Plateau Basalts ...
Snake River Plain ...
- Maps, Graphics, and Images
- Publications and Reports
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Cenozoic Volcanism in the Cascade Range and Columbia Plateau,
Southern Washington and Northernmost Oregon
-- Swanson, et.al., 1989, AGU Field Trip Guidebook T106
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Geologic History of the Columbia River Gorge
-- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Information Brochure
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Guides to Some Volcanic Terranes in Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
and Northern California
-- Johnston and Donnelly-Nolan (eds.), 1981, USGS Circular 838
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MORE Publications and Reports - CVO Online
- Items of Interest
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Annotated NASA Image [110K,InlineJPG]:
Columbia River and the Columbia Basin, Washington/Oregon,
September 1994
-- NASA Photo, courtesy
"NASA Earth From Space"; Modified with text by USGS/CVO.
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Cenozoic Volcanism in the Cascade Range and Columbia Plateau,
Southern Washington and Northernmost Oregon
-- Swanson, et.al., 1989, AGU Field Trip Guidebook T106
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Columbia Plateau and Columbia River Basalt - Description
-- Geographic Setting, Geologic and Eruptive History
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Columbia Plateau ...
Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) ...
Grande Ronde Basalt ...
Imnaha Basalt ...
Pasco Basin ...
Picture Gorge Basalt ...
Saddle Mountains Basalt ...
Wallowa Mountains ...
Wanapum Basalt ...
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Columbia Plateau and Columbia River Basalt - Menu
-- general information about the Columbia Plateau
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Columbia River Basalt Group
-- Excerpt from: Swanson, 1988, IN: AGU Field Trip Guidebook T-106
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Columbia River Flood Basalts - Map
-- [Map,30K,InlineGIF]
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Different Volcano Types - Graphic
-- [Graphic,37K,InlineGIF]
-- 6 volcano types including flood basalts
-- Modified from: Allen, 1975
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Different Volcano Types - Menu
-- includes Lava Plateaus
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Flood Basalts and Lava Plateaus - Description
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Geologic History of the Columbia River Gorge
-- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Information Brochure
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Guide to geologic field trip between Lewiston, Idaho, and
Kimberly, Oregon, emphasizing the Columbia River Basalt Group
-- Swanson and Wright, 1981
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Guides to Some Volcanic Terranes in Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
and Northern California
-- Johnston and Donnelly-Nolan (eds.), 1981, USGS Circular 838
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Lava and Lava Flows - Menu
-- general information about Magma, Lava, Lava Flows, and Lava Features,
including Lava Plateaus
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Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts - Description
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Maps and Graphics - Columbia Plateau
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Snake River Plain, Idaho
- Other Menus of Interest
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11/18/03, Lyn Topinka