Hydrothermal vent (black smoker) chimney, including video of how the chimney was recovered, model (beneath floor level) of the vent field from which this one was recovered, and rock from Kidd Creek mine showing economically important ore deposit formed within hydrothermal plumbing system.
Origin of Earth display, including feel mass of different Earth layers, meteorites as evidence of what's in the Earth's interior.
Evidence for continental drift and plate tectonics, especially old red sandstone from both sides of Atlantic ocean, and cast of fault scarp from Landers earthquake.
Evidence that rocks can deform and flow.
What is the mantle made of: samples from Earth's mantle.
Volcanism: especially samples of pillow basalt, and differences between explosive and non-explosive volcanism.
Working seismograph.
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Updated: January 9, 2003
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