Agglutinate in North Jan Mayen

• Published in: Geological Magazine
• Main Authors: Hawkins, T. R. W., Roberts, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1963
• Subjects: Geology; Jan Mayen; Beerenberg
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800055357; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800055357

Abstract In North Jan Mayen agglutinate is recognized as an important and widespread pyroclastic deposit of recent parasitic activity associated with the Beerenberg volcano. Lips of agglutinate along fissures, areas up to one square kilometre composed entirely of agglutinate, and other smaller morphological features are described. It is proposed to term the more widespread areas of agglutinate, “agglutinate fields,”, owing to their superficial resemblance to aa lava fields. Two varieties of agglutinate, one composed mainly of pancakes and bombs and the other of driblets of ankaramitic basaltic material are described, and conclusions given on their significance and formation.