The Geologic Oddity in South Africa; The Valley of Desolation

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @anthonyloconte7835
    @anthonyloconte7835 Рік тому +46

    Thank you for doing that for my son. He loved it. So a little more info on the tornado he saw. It happened in a completely unwarned storm. It was not severe or tornado warned. I did discuss the tornado with the NWS and they determined it was a cold core tornado. I am 48 and have never seen a tornado in my life. He is 14 and he saw his first one from our front porch.

    • @eirylsmosley8958
      @eirylsmosley8958 Рік тому +2

      Well done 👍

    • @edwardskerl5774
      @edwardskerl5774 Рік тому +3

      I'm 41 in Kansas, saw my first one last year and managed to get a video! I was at work so I technically got paid to film it. So cool!

    • @eirylsmosley8958
      @eirylsmosley8958 Рік тому

      @@edwardskerl5774 it sounds like you had fun.

    • @davidcranstone9044
      @davidcranstone9044 Рік тому

      Kudos to your son - a budding stormchaser? 😊
      Hope he sees loads more tornadoes, or volcanoes, or whatever - but safely! 0:02

    • @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight
      @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight Рік тому +1

      Not an everyday event no matter how severe , type or class. Well done to your son' and yourself for taking the time to do something for the kids thats really cool and should be celebrated 😊

  • @scillyautomatic
    @scillyautomatic Рік тому +38

    Gabbro, Diabase and Basalt - all the same material. I learns something everyday here.

    • @TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx
      @TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx Рік тому +4

      True!

    • @johnchemist8628
      @johnchemist8628 Рік тому +2

      I'm happy to be able to pronounce 'BAYsalt' correctly now.

    • @absalomdraconis
      @absalomdraconis Рік тому +1

      I'd say the same family of materials rather than the same material (those crystal sizes can make a difference in physical properties), but similar stuff regardless.

    • @aldo5428
      @aldo5428 Рік тому

      Everyday’s a school day with GeologyHub…

  • @zk8738
    @zk8738 Рік тому +11

    You should put all you African volcano videos into a playlist, I would love to watch them all. I’ve been looking on Google earth of all the volcanics that’s happened in Africa and it looks like so much

  • @EarthquakeSim
    @EarthquakeSim Рік тому +13

    I really like your stop motion animation of how the Valley of Desolation was formed. Cool stuff as always!!👍

  • @IO-zz2xy
    @IO-zz2xy Рік тому +10

    Thank you for that interesting video. I was told by my Geography teacher in high school about the Magma outpouring that created much of the Drakensburg Mountains and Lesotho.
    Regards from South Africa

  • @1234j
    @1234j Рік тому +4

    Fascinating as always. Thank you for your knowledge and presentation skills.

  • @TGLS
    @TGLS Рік тому +5

    Thanks geology hub and to my dad I really appreciate it! My dad watches your videos all the time lol.

  • @alldecadesplaylists1017
    @alldecadesplaylists1017 Рік тому +2

    Fascinating video. Thank you.

  • @relwaretep
    @relwaretep Рік тому +2

    Congrats, Tristan!!🎉🎉🎉

  • @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight
    @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight Рік тому

    Never cease to amaze @Geologyhub 🌋

  • @TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx
    @TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx Рік тому +1

    Thanks. These pillars are surreal!

  • @PilgrimBangs
    @PilgrimBangs Рік тому +2

    This formation looks similar to the formation in Chiricahua national monument in Arizona, but from a different volcanic event.

  • @grokeffer6226
    @grokeffer6226 Рік тому +1

    👍👍👍 Fascinating stuff!!

  • @xaviersavedra711
    @xaviersavedra711 Рік тому +10

    I would love to witness a tornado one day, I enjoy severe weather. I would even say Earthquakes are a form of weather and I loved the 7.2 Ridgecrest quake in 2019.

    • @Gremriel
      @Gremriel Рік тому +2

      Closest I ever got was a dust devil two weeks ago on a building site next door. I thought that was amazing :)

    • @EarthquakeSim
      @EarthquakeSim Рік тому +1

      I'd love to witness a bigger quake one day as well!

  • @MeargleSchmeargle
    @MeargleSchmeargle Рік тому

    On the topic of flood basalts, could you cover the Great Ontong-Java province? I'm really curious how that affected early Cretaceous marine ecosystems.

  • @cindystrachan8566
    @cindystrachan8566 Рік тому +1

    How does lava maintain its heat to flow 500 miles? Or did I misunderstand what you said?

    • @sigisoltau6073
      @sigisoltau6073 Рік тому +1

      Firstly it's 500 kilometers or 300 miles.
      Secondly these flows had a high discharge rate, volume and thickness.

    • @cindystrachan8566
      @cindystrachan8566 Рік тому

      @@sigisoltau6073 Still… that’s a loooong way to maintain heat and flow.

    • @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight
      @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight Рік тому

      ​@@sigisoltau6073oh well nature is amazing at all costs

  • @watashiandroid8314
    @watashiandroid8314 Рік тому

    There are similar but less prominent looking rock landscapes NW of Fillmore, California. I wonder if they were formed in a similar way.

  • @johnchemist8628
    @johnchemist8628 Рік тому

    I love the size comparison to Cyprus....

  • @randydewees7338
    @randydewees7338 Рік тому +2

    Hmmmm... looks like it could be a fun place to rock climb

  • @jordanmosely2244
    @jordanmosely2244 Рік тому

    Looks a lot like the mountains in Lost Dutchman State Park near Phoenix, Arizona

  • @NearQuasar
    @NearQuasar Рік тому +1

    South Africa does have an active volcano on Marion Island.

  • @skollsaros9241
    @skollsaros9241 Рік тому +1

    The country you are referring to: Lesotho - just for the record you don't use the 'th' sound. You use the 't' sound only. It would be more accurate to say it the way this is written: Lesutu

  • @cyndikarp3368
    @cyndikarp3368 Рік тому

    Geologic History of Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods? Pikes Peak is also in this area.

  • @AndrewLale
    @AndrewLale Рік тому +2

    It's pronounced Le-soo-too, not Le-so-tho. Apart from that, though, excellent video.

  • @snowmiaow
    @snowmiaow Рік тому

    The gabbro looked a lot like a meteorite claimed to be primordial from the beginning of the solar system.

  • @our-story7721
    @our-story7721 Рік тому +1

    Albion Zodiac 🤔

  • @deborahtheredbrickchick468
    @deborahtheredbrickchick468 Рік тому

    It looks like massive buildings
    A destroyed old world

  • @plathanosthegrape5569
    @plathanosthegrape5569 Рік тому

    Congratulations for a firts tornado!??
    Ok send me congratulations when I see my first plinian or ultraplinian eruption here in Mexico ... Popocatepetl and Colima probably

  • @joeynyesss1286
    @joeynyesss1286 Рік тому

    Sounds like a dark souls area

  • @phprofYT
    @phprofYT Рік тому

    I would not classify a tornado as an extreme weather event.

    • @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight
      @lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight Рік тому

      What would you classify it as. Your having a mediocre day arnt you? Even meteorological experts classify Tornadoes as extreme weather events. You go stand in the middle of one and see if you still feel like your having a mediocre day! LoL😅
      ⛈️⚡🌪️🌪️🌪️⚡⛈️

  • @whiteknightcat
    @whiteknightcat Рік тому +1

    THIRD!

  • @ronhat-nx6yq
    @ronhat-nx6yq Рік тому

    I wish I could watch this but the narrator is terrible.