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Volcanology lecture

Volcanology lecture

Volcanology lecture

Run by: Royal Microscopical Society
Contact: Mel Reedman    mreedman@rms.org.uk  Website
Cost: Free
 
Scientific area: Clean & Green 
Event type: Hands on, Workshop, Talk 

General interest lecture with Prof David Pyle linked to the RMS Outreach Activities

Come along and peer into the microscopic world of magma. Hold some of the youngest rocks on Earth, and use a microscope to find out why pumice floats, why obsidian is dark, and how tiny crystals in lava can be used to see deep into the Earth's crust.

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Sat, 17/03/2012 10:00 AM Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road Oxford, Oxford N/A Add to calendar
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