Chilcotin Group

Chilcotin Plateau basalts cover a large area in British Columbia. Basaltic lava formed a volcanic plateau running parallel with the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, about 150 km from the ocean.

Map showing geological formations related to the Canadian Cascade Arc

During the Miocene and Pliocene, a volcanic field occurred in British Columbia's Interior Plateau. The basalt is assumed to cover up to 50,000 km² of the Pacific Northwest. It forms a medium-sized large igneous province, of volume 3300 km³.^[1]

Volcanism still continues from time to time. Eruptions were most vigorous 6–10 million years ago (mya) and 2–3 mya, when most of the basalt was released. Smaller eruptions continued from 1.6 mya to 0.01 mya.^[2]

References

↑ Regional stratigraphy and age of Chilcotin Group basalts, south-central British Columbia Retrieved on 20012-09-22
↑ National Resources Canada - Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Chilcotin Plateau basalts Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-15

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[1] Regional stratigraphy and age of Chilcotin Group basalts, south-central British Columbia Retrieved on 20012-09-22

[SI-2] National Resources Canada - Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Chilcotin Plateau basalts Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-15

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