The Early Archaean by wholehog

Terragen • Historical • posted on Apr 16, 2006

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More History with Wholehog Because "Rodinia" was received quite well (thank you, thank you) I've decided to hold another class about the early development of the earth we live on. This time we're going back to Pre-Rodinia :o) Sherman, set the WayBack Machine for the Archaean Eon....Brrrrr!WoopWoop!Clink!Clunk! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to... The Early Archaean This period defines the oldest known rocks on earth. 3.8 to 2.5 Billion Years Ago Shortly before the earliest part of the Archaean Eon a vast ocean covered the entire globe. Portions of the earths mantle began to melt forming magma which vented upwards through sub-oceanic "Shield Volcanoes" forming the first continental plates. As these early plates grew in size they began to shift and colide violently with one another creating the first "Convergent Margins" and "Subduction Zones". It is from these Subduction Zones that came the first large, classic, cone-shaped volcanoes called "Stratovolcanoes", such as Mt. St. Helens in Washington State, or Mt. Shasta in California. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So endeth todays history lesson :) Enjoy "The Early Archaean" ~~~~~~~~~~~ Coming soon - "The Late Archaean - When Life Began"

Comments (40)

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webdancer

9:32PM | Sun, 16 April 2006

Amazing detail! Awesome!

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whtknight

10:09PM | Sun, 16 April 2006

Excellent, your surface detail in this image are amazing!

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ppetersen

11:17PM | Sun, 16 April 2006

AMAZING... absolutely amazing terrain. Huge, gorgeous and so beautifully surfaced. A magnificent history to accompany this terrain as well. Keep up these history lessons, love them!!!!

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LutzB

12:22AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Like the skin of 200 year old lady, incredible erosion marks, splendid details... :)

adaptdan

12:37AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Awesome terrain, love your work.

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Coppens

12:47AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Astoundingly detailed! A cracking successor to "Rodinia" and "The Ancient"! More, more, more, we're greedy!!! Big V

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crazymonkey69

1:47AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

excellent terrain + surface + pov...very well set up.

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athesdan

2:02AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

wonderful terrain !!!

Tangled-Universe

2:44AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Awesome terrain and (variaton on) surfacing, just excellent! v

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Gunglejim

2:53AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

WOW!!! Such detail & great terrain. Excellent surface work.

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1pearl

2:54AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Superb terrain,surface and pov ! Excellent work !

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Tiwiwine

2:58AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

WOW ! Impressive terrain, splendid details and surfacing... I'm amazed !

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sanosoke

3:52AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Just incredible work. Nothing to add!!!

sowczarek

4:29AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Details, POV ehhh ... everything is perfect here.

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kanzler

4:44AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Wonderful terrain and surface.So much clear details. This is great!

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Fire_angel

5:39AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Wow fatastic work!!

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stealthman

5:45AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Wow - that's beautiful!

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Saurav

6:38AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Love the terrain.

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rhasalgheti

7:09AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

This terrain is one of the best i have never seen!!

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Darthmagus

8:01AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

Incredible! Fantastic detailed terrain!

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Savage_dragon

8:50AM | Mon, 17 April 2006

I live in Southern California on the mtn where we had that big 8.2 in 92. Went right under my house, so I can appreciate this. Lol! I love it, Pete. One fantastic render! Looks so real. V ")

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