Geology of the Yellowstone Supervolcano and Hot Spot

Geology of the Yellowstone Supervolcano and Hot Spot

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14:21 Three Yellowstone caldera forming eruptions

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14:21 Three Yellowstone caldera forming eruptions

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Geology of the Yellowstone Supervolcano and Hot Spot

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  1. 1 0:00 Welcome to Yellowstone National Park
  2. 2 0:38 Oldest Rocks in Yellowstone
  3. 3 1:46 Tectonics That Shaped This Region
  4. 4 2:46 How Mantle Hot Spots Work
  5. 5 3:44 Yellowstone Hot Spot Track & Timing
  6. 6 4:40 Aside about 'chocolate frosting' basalt
  7. 7 6:54 What these Yellowstone hot spot eruptions leave behind
  8. 8 8:27 How do we know these eruptions were so explosive?
  9. 9 9:00 Why are these eruptions so explosive?
  10. 10 9:26 Shawn explains rocks from 1.3 million yr old eruption
  11. 11 14:21 Three Yellowstone caldera forming eruptions
  12. 12 15:33 Is Yellowstone going to erupt again soon?
  13. 13 17:02 Is the Yellowstone supervolcano 'active'?
  14. 14 17:58 What are the signs of impending eruption?
  15. 15 19:44 Outtakes

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