Volcanoes - Lesson 5 - Part 3 of 7

Series made in 1976 - Understanding the Earth

First part of the hour long show was the segment called Planet of Man series hosted by world renowned Canadian Geophysicist
Tuzo Wilson.

The series host was Dr. David Pearson English trained, Canadian geologist residing in Sudbury, Ontario.

Dr. David Pearson lectured at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.

This Canadian Series was made in 1976 - Understanding the Earth by TV Ontario. This series was part of a extension course at Laurentian, i believe from 1976 to 1986.

The entire series was 22 episodes. This series illustrated manual demonstrations in geological process.

http://sciencenorth.on.ca/heritagefair/hlm/1986pearson.html
Planet of Man Series -- Fire Within Lesson 5 -- Part 3 of 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIrFUkLQw3w
•Pillow lava in NWT deposited from a long distinct lake
•Breccia and ash
•Badlands of the petrified forest
•Dyke and Sill formation
•Dyke in NWT
•Ancient Basalt eruption on Baffin Island
•Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah
•3rd type of volcano occurs in the middle of plates "Hot Spots"
•Rock composition similar to spreading ridge volcanoes; not violent or explosive
•Illustration/ animation of hot spot formation
•Hot springs, geysers
•Geothermal energy New Zealand Wairakei plant http://www.nzgeothermal.org.nz/geothermal_energy/nz_geothermal_fields.asp

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• geology
• volcanoes
• earth
• Pillow
• lava
• in
• NWT
• Breccia
• ash
• Badlands
• petrified
• forest
• Dyke
• Sill
• formation
• Ancient
• Basalt
• eruption
• Baffin
• Island
• Bingham
• Canyon
• Mine
• Utah
• Hot
• Spots
• mantle
• plumes
• springs
• geysers
• Geothermal
• energy
• New
• Zealand
• Wairakei

[chateytung]

I wonder if all this volcano can be turn to energy, I sure there is a way. to bad I am not american where goverment always listen to their people idea

[terrychris56]

nice