[Rockhounds] Something going on in Yellowstone

[DonH]

Dora Smith wrote:

> and there was a smaller flood basalt eruption in India at the end of the 
Cretaceous,
> but I keep thinking that a flood basalt eruption in North America must coincide with 
 > the development of the crust itself if I never heard of it before.


Hi,

Do some searching on "Columbia River flood basalts."  We have a fairly 
large igneous provice in our own Inland Pacific Northwest.