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Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt - for iPod/iPhone The Open University
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Why is Iceland the fastest growing island in the North Atlantic? Why is Iceland on dry land? Dr Dave McGarvie takes us on a geographically complex field trip to discover Iceland's new land. McGarvie explains how different types of basalts eruptions help build the crust of Iceland. This material forms part of The Open University course S339, Understanding the continents.
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Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt
A short introduction to this album.
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Transcript -- Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt
A short introduction to this album.
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Volcanism in the western riftzone
Basalt, Icelands basic building block of the western rift zone
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Transcript -- Volcanism in the western riftzone
Basalt, Icelands basic building block of the western rift zone
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Transcript -- Tectonic forces
Evidence of Icelands crustal stretching.
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