Shows how the structure of the earth has been continuously changing from the start of geological time. The action of natural forces, heat, wind, rain and ice cause rocks to crumble, forming silt which is carried down into the ocean to form layers of sediment on the sea bed. Pressure of further layers deposited above, produces the rocks in which oil is slowly formed from the remains of the marine life. Animated diagrams show how the oil under pressure tends to migrate through the rocks, until it either finds its way through to the surface or is trapped in one of the formations for which oil-seekers look.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001896
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil fields
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Formations (Geology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geological time
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology, Stratigraphic
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology, Structural
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Historical geology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oil fields
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Origin
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Formations (Geology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geological time
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology, Stratigraphic
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology, Structural
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Historical geology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)