Geological time - for iPod/iPhone
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 15 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGeology is the scientific study of the Earth, its origin, structure, processes and composition. This album is concerned mainly with the interpretation of geological maps and the relationship between the landscape and underlying rocks. It reveals how the geological history of any area can be interpreted from a geological map. Dr Andrew Bell visits Morecambe Bay and the 'special' Siccar Point to investigate the rocks and stones in the area. This material is taken from The Open University course S260 Geology.
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Transcript -- Geological time
July 07, 2009 23:31 - 19 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
The age of rocks
July 07, 2009 23:30 - 4 minutes - 23.6 MB VideoAndrew Bell begins to explain how we can determine the age of rocks by looking closely at their layers.
Transcript -- The age of rocks
July 07, 2009 23:30 - 23.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Andrew Bell begins to explain how we can determine the age of rocks by looking closely at their layers.
Coins and fossils
July 07, 2009 23:29 - 2 minutes - 10.7 MB VideoAndrew Bell gives us a very brief history of Britain through the use of old coins, and explains how fossils are from the carboniferous period.
Transcript -- Coins and fossils
July 07, 2009 23:29 - 20.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Andrew Bell gives us a very brief history of Britain through the use of old coins, and explains how fossils are from the carboniferous period.
Geological maps
July 07, 2009 23:28 - 6 minutes - 32.1 MB VideoWilliam Smith is credited as the creator of the first geological map. In this video, Chris Wilson talks us through this milestone in geological history and shows us Smith's map.
Transcript -- Geological maps
July 07, 2009 23:28 - 26.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- William Smith is credited as the creator of the first geological map. In this video, Chris Wilson talks us through this milestone in geological history and shows us Smith's map.
Rock layers
July 07, 2009 23:27 - 3 minutes - 16.6 MB VideoAndrew Bell conducts a small experiment that shows us how rocks form their layers. He then explains that there is much more 'time' in the boundary of two rock units, than in the actual rocks themselves.
Transcript -- Rock layers
July 07, 2009 23:27 - 20.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Andrew Bell conducts a small experiment that shows us how rocks form their layers. He then explains that there is much more 'time' in the boundary of two rock units, than in the actual rocks themselves.
Geology at Siccar Point
July 07, 2009 23:26 - 4 minutes - 21.8 MB VideoSiccar Point, in Scotland is a very special place in the field of geology. Andrew Bell visits Siccar Point to explain unconformity in rocks.
Transcript -- Geology at Siccar Point
July 07, 2009 23:26 - 21.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Siccar Point, in Scotland is a very special place in the field of geology. Andrew Bell visits Siccar Point to explain unconformity in rocks.
Radiometric dating
July 07, 2009 23:25 - 5 minutes - 26.3 MB VideoThe beta counter is a device used to measure radiation levels, and has also been used to determine the age of rocks and other minerals. This video illustrates how this is possible.
Transcript -- Radiometric dating
July 07, 2009 23:25 - 21.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The beta counter is a device used to measure radiation levels, and has also been used to determine the age of rocks and other minerals. This video illustrates how this is possible.