Seabed Worker discovered a spectacular prehistoric rock

Seabed Worker discovered a Prehistoric rock in the Norwegian Sea with HD Schilling ROV.

 "A group of scientists on board the Seabed Worker found and filmed a 100 metre thick columnar basalt, in the western Norwegian Sea licences Gjallar Ridge and Vøringsutstikkeren, at depths between 2200 metres and 3550 metres.

The subsea structures were created during the formation of the North Atlantic around 56 milion years ago, when lava penetrated surrounding mudstone and then cooled – forming the distinctive columnar basalt"

Read the full article: http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/volcanic-rock-finds-norwegian-rov-team/

Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGWklKh00o4#t=310

 

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