Geological structures exposed - for iPod/iPhone

Geological structures exposed - for iPod/iPhone

24 episodes

Understanding mountain building involves unraveling how and why rocks deform. Geologists Nigel Harris and John Whalley tour the Scottish segment of the Caledonian orogenic Belt to untangle the kinematics and the chronology of deformation. This material forms part of The Open University course S339, Understanding the continents.

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Geological structures exposed

Published: April 12, 2010, 11:22 p.m.
Duration: 36 seconds

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Published: April 12, 2010, 11:22 p.m.
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Overview of the Orogenic Belt

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:16 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:16 a.m.
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A history of movement

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:15 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:15 a.m.
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Ductility of the Structures

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:14 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:14 a.m.
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Kinematic indicators

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:13 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:13 a.m.
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Using dikes as kinematic indicators

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:12 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 16 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:12 a.m.
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Shear Zone movement

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:11 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:11 a.m.
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Locating synforms

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:10 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 7 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:10 a.m.
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Cleavage vergence test

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:09 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 5 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:09 a.m.
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Structural chronology

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:08 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 28 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:08 a.m.
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Deformation history

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:07 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 6 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:07 a.m.
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460 million years ago

Published: June 23, 2009, 1:06 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds

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Published: June 23, 2009, 1:06 a.m.
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