Intraplate ocean island volcanism - a short visit to Canaries

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Жыл бұрын

Part of The Shear Zone Channel. Rob visits the islands of Tenerife and Lanzarote to explore the fabulous volcanic geology and landscapes -including parts of the Teide and Timanfaya national parks. We can use this surface geology to look at the tectonic evolution of the Canarian archipelago - manifestations of a long-lived mantle plume.

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@raduantoniu 10 ай бұрын

You've managed to create a documentary by yourself! Impressive work!

@filonito Жыл бұрын

awesome place!

@paulfidler3710 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant, as always. Teide is fascinating. There’s a fumarole on the summit, and one to the west of the summit a few hundred metres away. What’s also fascinating is the impact Teide has on climate; to the south, arid. To the north, it’s much more Lucius, and more like Hawaii’

@robbutler2095 3 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. Also Gran Canaria... Dramatic climatic variations (well, rainfall anyway) on small islands....

@southoripper Жыл бұрын

Excellent production and very informative.. great job!!

@robbutler2095 Жыл бұрын

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it!

@stormforce171 Ай бұрын

That was excellent. I already wondered why Lanzarote is still so active after so much time after its initial formation. Its 1730-136 eruption is far larger than anything in the Canaries for the last couple of milennia.

@robbutler2095 Ай бұрын

Well - an interesting question - but the eruption side is only part of the story. Most magma that is produced stays in the crust...

@cumhurbabaoglu2585 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such great and informative geology videos. Could you make one or more videos on how to draw various contacts in a geological map after field observation?

@robbutler2095 Жыл бұрын

It's coming - waiting to get back up to the NW Highlands to do some more videos on basic field techniques ....

@rp-f Жыл бұрын

Great video, Rob, as usual. Now I want to book my next flight to the Canaries! There is a small typo in the name of the island west of Tenerife, which is La Gomera (with M instead of N). Cheers!

@robbutler2095 Жыл бұрын

woops - thanks for the correction!