When an Area the Size of Rhode Island Slid 30 Miles; The Heart Mountain Landslide

Описание: Approximately 48 million years ago in Wyoming, an area the size of Rhode Island slid more than 30 miles in what was one of the largest landslides to ever occur in the history of the planet. During this event, 960 cubic miles or 4,000 cubic kilometers of rock dramatically collapsed to the southeast in a massive megaslide. This spread a thick layer of rock over a large area, & generated an unusual rock type called pseudotachylite. So, why did the Heart Mountain megaslide occur? This video will answer this question and discuss other smaller landslides. #landslide

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[1] The Google Earth KMZ file used in this video used to show the Geologic Map of Wyoming was downloaded from: U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming geologic map data, at https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state...
[2] Goren, L., Aharonov, E., and Anders, M. H. (2010), The long runout of the Heart Mountain landslide: Heating, pressurization, and carbonate decomposition, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B10210, doi:10.1029/2009JB007113.
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0:00 A Wyoming Megaslide
1:46 Landslide Extent
2:34 Ancient Volcanoes
3:31 Carbon Dioxide
3:46 Conclusion