Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism and the Age of The Earth - Part 3 of 12

[lawilson200]

This also deserves a PS. Your map of the CRBG is completely wrong. The basalts of the Snake River Plain is not considered to be part of the CRBG. You will not find basalt fields extending into Northern Idaho or the Bitterroots Mountains and it does not extend into lower Alberta or British Columbia. Where ever you got your information, it is just completely wrong.

[gurtljb]

@lawilson200 Thank you for the feedback. This was intended to represent the entire Columbia Basin extending into Canada and formations therein, which is represented in the map, not restricted only to formations classified as the CRBG. See USGS maps for corroboration on Idaho basalts. "The Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field in southeastern British Columbia consists of numerous small, basaltic volcanoes and extensive lava flows." Please send a PM to discuss further. Thanks.

[lawilson200]

@gurtljb - I will need to play catch-up. It's been a long time since I watched this video. Perhaps you can start by sending me a PM. I would like to know what you are precisely interested in.

[lawilson200]

Excuse me? Uniformity cannot account for the Columbia River Flood Basalts? Are you kidding me? The CRBG is a large igneous province, active during the Miocene to early Pliocene. It covers an area of about 64,000 square miles and represents about 125 individual flows. There is a debate over the origin of the CRBG. Did the basalt come from Yellowstone Hot Spot or was it through back-arch swelling? It sounds like to me that uniformity explains the CRBG just fine.