Lorne plateau lavas

Last updated August 14, 2025

The Lorne plateau lavas are basaltic lava flows extruded in the late Silurian, 424 to 415 million years ago, which are found today in the Oban - Kerrera area of Scotland.^[1] Peperite occurs where they flowed into Old Red Sandstone lakes.

References

↑ Stampfli, G.M. (2002). "A plate tectonic model for the Paleozoic and Mesozoic constrained by dynamic plate boundaries and restored synthetic oceanic isochrons". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 196 (1): 17–33. Bibcode:2002E&PSL.196...17S. doi: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00588-X .

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[Stampfli2002-1] Stampfli, G.M. (2002). "A plate tectonic model for the Paleozoic and Mesozoic constrained by dynamic plate boundaries and restored synthetic oceanic isochrons". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 196 (1): 17–33. Bibcode:2002E&PSL.196...17S. doi: 10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00588-X .

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