{"id":1982,"date":"2019-02-05T18:55:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T02:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyecancreateyou.com\/vlms\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2025-04-14T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:49:51","slug":"the-benefits-of-living-near-a-volcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eyecancreateyou.com\/vlms\/the-benefits-of-living-near-a-volcano\/","title":{"rendered":"The benefits of living near a volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marik\u00f2 Cappello (4th Feb, 2019)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our February talk, \u201cThe benefits of living near a Volcano\u201d, was given by Marik\u00f2 Cappello of the UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. Marik\u00f2 does research in Earth history and geochronology and has a BSc in Geological Sciences from the University of Bologna. She is currently working on a project that aims to introduce new time constraints on the Ordovician-Silurian boundary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marik\u00f2 has family living near Mt. Etna in Italy. Her presentation included engaging video of what day-to-day life feels like when the sky is continuously dropping ash and volcanic pebbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marik\u00f2 also brought samples of the different kinds of rock produced by a volcano for hands-on identification. She is an engaging and energetic speaker, and we thank her for her time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allana pointed out that our club stone, Dallasite, is a volcanic Breccia, and gave Marik\u00f2 a piece as a gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To see a sample of slides from Marik\u00f2\u2019s presentation click below.<\/p>\n\n\n