Volcanicity in France

Synopsis

Morphological, tephrochronological and petrological studies; analysis of volcanic expressions and their products. Pinpoints volcanicity of the Chaine des Puys; complex assemblies of strato-volcanoes at Cantal and Mont-Dore. The neogenic volcanicity of France moves over to a broader survey, with views of submarine volcanicity of Corsica and Brittany signifying paleo-volcanicity.

Language

English

Country

France

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 43 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 43 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1968

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

2nd- and 3rd-year geography courses. The programme assumes a considerable knowledge of volcanic petrology.*

Subjects

Geology

Keywords

France; volcanoes

Credits

Director

Robert Brousse

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

French Scientific Film Library