Material and mechanical properties of young basalt in drill cores from the oceanic island of Surtsey, Iceland

• Published in: Geological Society of America Bulletin
• Main Authors: Jackson, M.D., Heap, M.J., Vola, G., Ardit, M., Rhodes, J.M., Peterson, J.G., Tamura, N., Gudmundsson, M.T.
• Other Authors: Institut Terre Environnement Strasbourg (ITES), École Nationale du Génie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg (ENGEES)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ANR-21-CE49-0010,MYGALE,Modélisation phYsico-chimique des Gradients de l'ALtération hydrothermale: sentinelle de la dynamique d'instabilité gravitaire des volcans Explosifs(2021)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2024
• Subjects: [SDU.STU.VO]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Volcanology; Iceland; Surtsey
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-04440787; https://doi.org/10.1130/B37037.1

International audience Characterization of 2017 drill core samples from Surtsey, an oceanic island produced by 1963−1967 eruptions in the offshore extension of Iceland’s east rift zone, reveals highly heterogeneous microstructural, physical, and mechanical properties in subaerial, submarine, and sub...