INFLATED SHEET FLOWS AND THE OCCURRENCE OF BULBOUS SQUEEZE-UPS

• Main Author: Olson, Grady D
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@Macalester College 2016
• Subjects: Iceland; Krafla; Lava; Bulbous Squeeze-up; Geochemistry; PCA; Earth Sciences; Geology
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/geology_honors/20; https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=geology_honors

In the far north of Iceland, the nine Krafla Fires of 1975 to 1984 produced large volumes of basaltic lava primarily by fissure fed eruptions, which created a variety of volcanic features. Bulbous squeeze-ups, an unusual and previously undescribed lava flow feature, were discovered during a 2015 fie...