The emplacement of an obsidian dyke through thin ice: Hrafntinnuhryggur, Krafla Iceland

Hugh Tuffen; Jonathan M Castro

doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.10.021

The emplacement of an obsidian dyke through thin ice: Hrafntinnuhryggur, Krafla Iceland

Hugh Tuffen, Jonathan M Castro

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Abstract

An eruption along a 2.5 km-long rhyolitic dyke at Krafla volcano, northern Iceland during the last glacial period formed a ridge of obsidian (Hrafntinnuhryggur). The ridge rises up to 80 m above the surrounding land and is composed of a number of small-volume lava bodies with minor fragmental material. The total volume is

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	352 - 366
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Volume	185
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.10.021
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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