The visuals were spectacular; the information fascinating. The narrator was annoying as was the music.
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GOOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
GreggoWhitehead24 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
I always watch these shows with interest. I'm not a geologist, but I have studied geology and know a few things. He does a pretty good job on the Grand Canyon, super continents, and how rocks and minerals are formed in volcanoes.
However, I had never heard of the huge volcanic eruption from Lake Superior. I have heard of the Siberian Traps, Indian Traps, and Columbia River Basalts. This may be very well true. I"ll have to look into that.
I also had never heard of "Ancestral Rocky Mountains." He says they were there, but not how they were formed. Then he describes the flat plate theory for the formation of the Rockies 2.0 that we have now. He say they're still growing, but the plate that supposedly formed them is no longer moving. In it's place is the San Andreas Fault that runs southeast to northwest.
He does talk a little bit about the accretion of the exotic terranes into the west coast, but he missed a great opportunity to talk about the Columbia River Basalts and the formation of the coulees and scabland in Washington.
He also states that the oldest rock in North America is 3 billion (Ga) years old. I have one from the Acasta Gneiss in the Northwest Territories that has been independently by three sources to be 3.9 to 4.1 Ga.
I searched IMDB but it doesn't say who wrote the program. I would be interested to know this so I could send him some hints and different ideas..
It is interesting, and you should watch it if you have some spare time. But watch it with a grain of salt.
However, I had never heard of the huge volcanic eruption from Lake Superior. I have heard of the Siberian Traps, Indian Traps, and Columbia River Basalts. This may be very well true. I"ll have to look into that.
I also had never heard of "Ancestral Rocky Mountains." He says they were there, but not how they were formed. Then he describes the flat plate theory for the formation of the Rockies 2.0 that we have now. He say they're still growing, but the plate that supposedly formed them is no longer moving. In it's place is the San Andreas Fault that runs southeast to northwest.
He does talk a little bit about the accretion of the exotic terranes into the west coast, but he missed a great opportunity to talk about the Columbia River Basalts and the formation of the coulees and scabland in Washington.
He also states that the oldest rock in North America is 3 billion (Ga) years old. I have one from the Acasta Gneiss in the Northwest Territories that has been independently by three sources to be 3.9 to 4.1 Ga.
I searched IMDB but it doesn't say who wrote the program. I would be interested to know this so I could send him some hints and different ideas..
It is interesting, and you should watch it if you have some spare time. But watch it with a grain of salt.
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