AusGeol.orgCityofMelbourneBay2
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Description:
outcrop of pillow basalt, showing radiating columnar cooling joints in pillows. City of Melbourne Bay, King Island. Tasmania.
| Capture Date: | March 16, 2015, 2:25 p.m. |
| Latitude: | -40.01288513000 degrees |
| Longitude: | 144.11669537000 degrees |
| Elevation: | 2.000 metres |
| Visualisation Type: | 3D |
| Location Accuracy: | 5 metres |
Keywords:
- pillow basalt
- cooling joints
- volcanics
| basalt | |
|---|---|
| Form Type: | pillow lava |
| Description: | pillow basalt, showing radiating columnar cooling joints in pillows |
| Min Geological Age: | Ediacaran |
| Max Geological Age: | Ediacaran |
| Min Numerical Age: | 541.000 |
| Max Numerical Age: | 635.000 |
| Strat No: | 74595 |
| Supergroup: | |
| Group: | Grassy Group |
| Subgroup: | |
| Formation: | City of Melbourne Volcanics |
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