Stratigraphic reconstruction of the Víti breccia at Krafla volcano (Iceland): insights into pre-eruptive conditions priming explosive eruptions in geothermal areas

• Published in: Bulletin of Volcanology
• Main Authors: Montanaro, Cristian, Mortensen, Anette Kærgaard, Weisenberger, Tobias B., Dingwell, Donald B., Scheu, Bettina
• Other Authors: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, European Research Council, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment New Zealand, deutsche forschungsgemeinschaft, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Geochemistry and Petrology; Krafla; Mývatn; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01502-y; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00445-021-01502-y.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00445-021-01502-y/fulltext.html

Abstract Krafla central volcano in Iceland has experienced numerous basaltic fissure eruptions through its history, the most recent examples being the Mývatn (1724‒1729) and Krafla Fires (1975–1984). The Mývatn Fires opened with a steam-driven eruption that produced the Víti crater. A magmatic intru...