The Insanely Ancient Geology of the Outer Hebrides: 2022 A Time Odyssey

How deep is deep time?
The Outer Hebrides - the largest island of Harris Lewis is almost entirely ancient 3 billion year old gneiss - metamorphosed igneous rock that was formed in the dawn of the planets creation ..has survived recycling of induction and the oldest rock in Europe and close to be the oldest in the world. An amazing landscape some 3 billion years old.
And a landscape used in the film 2001 Space Odyssey for the alien world through the star gate, this video explores deep time and the stunning landscape of the island. Geology is fun and a fabulous subject to learn to enhance your travels across Scotland and enrich your hiking experience as you explore the mountains and moors.
Note, I'm not a geologist but I love geology and film making... for real geologist who make videos check out
Geology Johnson / @geologyjohnson7700
& Nick Zetner / geologynick
Music credits.
CO.AG Music CO.AG/youtube.com
Scott Buckley www.scottbuckl...
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[@robertshand1944]

Nicely put-over with ever-increasing interest as commentary progressed....... age of the earliest energy gives another perspective - super-curiosity beginning to evolve keep going folks🙂

[@janetpooran5699]

Wearing a piece of carved Lewisian gneiss at the moment. Fascinated by this beautiful earth. Loved your video and consider myself fortunate to live relatively near to the ancients!

[@Steel8Tesla]

Very cool! Sounds like a great camping trip

[@jenniferappel8408]

This was incredible.

[@PhatChic]

Short but very very sweet and enjoyable

[@robemanuele8593]

Well done, thank you!

[@NapoleonGelignite]

Absolutely fantastic. Great piece of work.

[@julesdingle]

thank you

[@PhatChic]

so glad i watched 2001 on wednesday, the references in this definitely made me smile. you make this lil old numpty want to learn more about geology as even i can understand this

[@truthpeddlar9358]

Fantastic

[@theorigonaldave]

Hello jules great video as usual. I am on skye right now

[@julesdingle]

cool, I'm just headed off to Norway..waiting for the ferry... will catch up.. can't keep me away from the blessed land

[@theorigonaldave]

@@julesdingle ok no peoba! Enjoy your time in Norway and remember your always

[@jenniferappel8408]

Interesting, that when I touched some of those large stones at Callanish, it was like I could feel an energy force. Around the back , the stones did not exude this energy. I am going to stream this to watch at night time again on my TV. Thank you so much.

[@julesdingle]

I have discovered I am following in the footsteps of the Victorian Romantics, stepping into the natural world seeking an emotional responses to be be delighted and awed by the experience, so if you connect with those ancient stones then you're to be envied .. very glad you enjoy the video but I also a did a Callanish stones video exploring the ancient site in detail and you can find it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqXGaXt9iK-nf6s

[@Sinmara]

ohh that is bliss to see and hear! I live on the Isle of Lewis, on the west coast. My croft has quite a lot of Lewisian Gneiss, I love looking at it and studying it.

[@julesdingle]

Your Croft if is built of stone and the land you sit on is probably all 4 to 3 and half billion year old Gneiss.. I'm glad you have enjoyed a visitors view of your island. best

[@TheMadmacs]

scotland somehow looks its age, like this landscapes seen some things. great stuff, took me back to sitting in school and some cool documentary playing to wide eyed fascinated kids.

[@doug.mitchell.106ID]

Pleased to discover you're aware of Prof. Nick (Zentner) via the "link below". I'm a native of the geologically diverse PNW, these days living in a centuries-old pile of 350 myo Devonian shale among the "Rhenischer Schiefergebirge" of the recently volcanic Eifel. Genuinely looking forward to his upcoming "Baja-BC" lecture series this coming winter.

[@MGeofire]

I have just picked up a fault in the AE35 unit.

[@emski7772]

This is exactly what I was looking for. This blew my tiny tiny mind into smithereens, having just first had my mind blown by the Cuillins and the volcano glacier double act going on there. I realise now that that was NOT deep time.

[@wotireckon]

I prefer watching your videos, as a "real" geologist would never work 2001 into one of theirs. Or have their budgies (or some form of avian dinosaur anyway) singing halfway through. Or come over all hippyish about the immensity of the timescales involved. I cycled around the inner and outer Hebrides 30 years ago and was fully immersed in the whole thing. Still amazed by the experience.

[@mahneh7121]

Very interesting. Do you have a source for the claim that the sky turned blue only after cyanobacteria produced enough oxygen ? First time I hear this. Rayleigh scattering could still have been blue imho, slightly shifted maybe.

[@julesdingle]

I got my data on n an Archian Earth from NASA and the methane CO2 rich atmosphere was being a hazy green. As for the great dying there is a story in that given it was over a huge period of time and not like the end of Total Recall Hope you enjoyed the video. Best j

[@MikeFoxCo]

Ooooh, man… we've got to go there on 🛵 What stunning landscapes!