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Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini - for iPad/Mac/PC

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Today tourists flock to the spectacular Greek island of Santorini. But how many realise that its stunning scenery was birthed by one of the largest and most destructive volcanic eruptions in history? This eruption left a geological caldera surrounded by huge amounts of volcanic ash. In this album, Open University geologists Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake take us on a geological tour of the island. They piece together the likely sequence of events of the eruption which destroyed an ancient civilisation. This material forms part of the course: S339 Understanding the continents.
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Welcome to Santorini

The beautiful Greek Island of Santorini, the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions known to humanity. Dr Steve Blake looks at the structures of the island's volcanic rocks.

Jun 03, 2009•5 min

Transcript -- Welcome to Santorini

Transcript -- The beautiful Greek Island of Santorini, the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions known to humanity. Dr Steve Blake looks at the structures of the island's volcanic rocks.

Jun 03, 2009

Santorini's Volcanic History

Steve Blake pieces together the volcanic history on the island by closely examining two different kinds of rock.

Jun 03, 2009•3 min

Volcanic Succesions in Santorini

Dr Richard Thorpe visits Oia on the North island of Santorini to look at Red Scoria, lava and Stratified pumice. Where Santorini sits geographically and how it originally became a caldera.

Jun 03, 2009•4 min

Transcript -- Volcanic Succesions in Santorini

Transcript -- Dr Richard Thorpe visits Oia on the North island of Santorini to look at Red Scoria, lava and Stratified pumice. Where Santorini sits geographically and how it originally became a caldera.

Jun 03, 2009

Santorini: The Eastern Cliff

Richard Thorpe visits the Eastern cliff of the Caldera underneath the island's modern capital, Fira. He focusses on ancient 'deposits' in the succesions of the Scaros cliff, as well as flow-banding and tension gashes.

Jun 03, 2009•4 min

Transcript -- Santorini: The Eastern Cliff

Transcript -- Richard Thorpe visits the Eastern cliff of the Caldera underneath the island's modern capital, Fira. He focusses on ancient 'deposits' in the succesions of the Scaros cliff, as well as flow-banding and tension gashes.

Jun 03, 2009

The Minoan Eruption

Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake take a look at the remains of a Minoan fishing village, buried under pumice. How the myth of Atlantis is romantically linked to the island of Santorini

Jun 03, 2009•6 min

Transcript -- The Minoan Eruption

Transcript -- Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake take a look at the remains of a Minoan fishing village, buried under pumice. How the myth of Atlantis is romantically linked to the island of Santorini

Jun 03, 2009

Santorini: The Western Island

Investigating the fourth minoan layer through the main cliffs of Fira. Explaining the 'air fall deposit'.

Jun 03, 2009•6 min

Patterns in volcanic eruptions

Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake travel to the Kameni Islands to look at craters from volcanic eruptions. How a lack of pattern makes predictions impossible. .

Jun 03, 2009•4 min

Transcript -- Patterns in volcanic eruptions

Transcript -- Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake travel to the Kameni Islands to look at craters from volcanic eruptions. How a lack of pattern makes predictions impossible. .

Jun 03, 2009
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