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, O…

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    • Apr 12, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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    Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010 0:54


    A short introduction to this album.

    Transcript -- Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010


    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

    Welcome to Santorini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 4:38


    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.

    Transcript -- Welcome to Santorini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


    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.

    Santorini's Volcanic History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 3:12


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

    Transcript -- Santorini's Volcanic History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


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

    Volcanic Succesions in Santorini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 4:26


    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.

    Transcript -- Volcanic Succesions in Santorini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


    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.

    Santorini: The Eastern Cliff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 4:07


    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.

    Transcript -- Santorini: The Eastern Cliff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


    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.

    The Minoan Eruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 6:24


    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

    Transcript -- The Minoan Eruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


    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

    Santorini: The Western Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 5:30


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

    Transcript -- Santorini: The Western Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


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

    Patterns in volcanic eruptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 4:16


    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. .

    Transcript -- Patterns in volcanic eruptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


    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. .

    The Crystal Fractionation experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009 4:53


    Simulating a magma chamber in a laboratory to show how the process of Crystal Fractionation works.

    Transcript -- The Crystal Fractionation experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2009


    Transcript -- Simulating a magma chamber in a laboratory to show how the process of Crystal Fractionation works.

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