Structure and eruptive mechanisms at Surtsey Volcano, Iceland
Abstract Glassy basalt tuff was the primary material cored in 1979 from a 181 m deep drill hole on the east tuff ring of Surtsey volcano. Despite the fact that the hole extends 122 m below sea level all the core is similar to the exposed tephra composing the two tuff rings of the island. The tuff in...
Published in: | Geological Magazine |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1985
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800032052 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800032052 |