Australia 2 – Volcanic Activity in Northern and Central Queensland

Volcanic fields and provinces in Queensland. Image screen capture courtesy Jones Thesis 2018, Evolution and migration of Cenozoic Australia.

 

I originally intended to cover all volcanic fields and provinces I could find in Queensland.  Turns out there were a lot of them, so many that the post grew too large.  Will limit this post to northern and central Queensland, and bundle southern Queensland with New South Wales in Part 3, the next post.  With that being said, let’s take a look at Queensland.

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Australia 1 – Introduction into Australian Volcanic Activity

Mount Elephant, Newer volcanic field, Victoria. Abandoned scoria quarry in the foreground. Photo courtesy Australian Geographic. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2017/05/volcanic-victoria/