Guest Jetsun Milarepa Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 When I lived on the ie of Skye, I noticed that the annual highland games were held in a place called the Lump, which was the crater of an extinct volcano. There's also an area that's full of fossil bones. While I was there some e also told me that thete are 2 types of rock ,each belonging to a different continent but I never found out any more at the time. Do you think that could be the edge of a tectonic plate @Shieldmaiden WinterDragon? Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 4 hours ago, chandrakirti said: Do you think that could be the edge of a tectonic plate Oh yes, there are definite plate tectonics at work in that part of the world. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jetsun Milarepa Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Thanks @daveb ! Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just now, chandrakirti said: Thanks @daveb ! I would be interested if the WinterDragon can expound on that though. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jetsun Milarepa Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Well I kept hearing that there were two types of rock found in the Hebrides... One island is supposed to have these side by side suggesting that's the plate, so Winterdragon will know all about this. Haven't checked again but I remember something about Jurassic footprints of some dinosaur. Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I could jump in on this one but will only do so if Shieldmaiden Winter Dragon doesn't catch the post. I'm into sedimentology rather than volcanoes. I think plate tectonics is totally brilliant and to cut a long story short, north west Scotland and some of Ireland used to be joined to Newfoundland. The rest of the UK was on the other side of a long - closed ocean. Got to admit I'm surprised about the Jurassic stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Tunhope said: north west Scotland and some of Ireland used to be joined to Newfoundland. The rest of the UK was on the other side of a long - closed ocean. That was my understanding, too, from my geography studies. Link to post Share on other sites
Tunhope Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Well, I'm blowed! Important Jurassic outcrops on Skye and Raasay and scattered ones on Mull and at Ardnamurchan. Sutherland too. I never think of Scotland as having some Jurassic @chandrakirti. Lots of ammonites apparently. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jetsun Milarepa Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Yes! They've had to guard it against illegal fossil hunters! You couldn't make it up.... Link to post Share on other sites
SithAzathoth WinterDragon Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 On 2/14/2019 at 10:34 AM, Tunhope said: I could jump in on this one but will only do so if Shieldmaiden Winter Dragon doesn't catch the post. I'm into sedimentology rather than volcanoes. I think plate tectonics is totally brilliant and to cut a long story short, north west Scotland and some of Ireland used to be joined to Newfoundland. The rest of the UK was on the other side of a long - closed ocean. Got to admit I'm surprised about the Jurassic stuff. Yes........ not to mention ancient volcanic activity through monogentic volcanic activity....... There's more I'm going to add on the activity in the Tetons. Link to post Share on other sites
SithAzathoth WinterDragon Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 On 2/14/2019 at 5:19 AM, Guest Jetsun Milarepa said: When I lived on the ie of Skye, I noticed that the annual highland games were held in a place called the Lump, which was the crater of an extinct volcano. There's also an area that's full of fossil bones. While I was there some e also told me that thete are 2 types of rock ,each belonging to a different continent but I never found out any more at the time. Do you think that could be the edge of a tectonic plate @Shieldmaiden WinterDragon? That area is on a monogenetic volcanic field...... theres so much to find through that part of the UK. The Highland Games...... I'm a clan commissioner at the games for the north west and west part of the United states including a piper. The world in many places has so much to tell including Jurassic history and tectonic. I only began looking more into this field of geological science.... it's wonderful. Link to post Share on other sites
SithAzathoth WinterDragon Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 With the recent volcanism around the world and me possibly returning to the Big Island later this summer to do some remapping of my systems on it There will be more information slowly coming in on volcanoes around the world. One notably on Anak Krakatau since it's collapse and reformation and on Taal in the Philippines, White Island in New Zealand and a few others. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thoughts on underwater volcanoes? Link to post Share on other sites
coyote55 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Taal scares me. All the classic signs of a significant magma intrusion have been underway, and while it seems to be in a relatively quiet phase now, it could go explosive again with little warning... Much faster than people could be re-evacuated. I'm hoping it will settle down, but have a feeling that it isn't done yet. Link to post Share on other sites
PieceOfMind Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 9:33 PM, GatsbyGirl said: Thoughts on underwater volcanoes? What would you like to know about them? Link to post Share on other sites
SithAzathoth WinterDragon Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 I've been busy with online courses in Volcano and earthquake studies and been busy watching the activity in Chile, and Alaska. With Covid, I've stayed home, and returned to an airport company I used to work for and will soon become a supervisor. However I also have plans on going to the Geological Survey as a paid employee but start with Homeland Security. With recent activity in Chile and Alaska again, and other geological activity I've been silent and will start posting more now that I have Wifi. Link to post Share on other sites
SithAzathoth WinterDragon Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 As of recent events I have been doing many things besides earthquake updates. I am now waiting to be hired with the volcano observatory. http://imgur.com/a/VCvvCqQ with global activity on the rise I have been up most nights. I will revive my domain in here. Link to post Share on other sites
ColeHW34 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 So what does everyone think about all the earthquakes in iceland? Link to post Share on other sites
PiEquals3 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Being not in Iceland, but in the UK? Extremely interested almost to the point of it being distracting from work. It sounds like it could do something interesting (like erupt), but I'm very much not an expert on this. This Twitter thread has a lot of interesting links: Gisli Olafsson on Twitter: "Strong signs of a potential #volcano #eruption near #Keilir on #Reykjanes peninsula. Scientists reporting #earthquake patterns that are similar to the start of an eruption. Eruption likely to start within the next few hours. https://t.co/wWf7Pxk9uU" / Twitter Obviously, it didn't erupt a few hours after that initial post, nor a few days (as of writing?)! Link to post Share on other sites
ColeHW34 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Well it's official. The once dormant volcano in Iceland has erupted a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
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