Lava penetrating water: the different behaviours of p?hoehoe and ‘a‘? at the Nesjahraun, Þingvellir, Iceland

• Main Authors: Stevenson, John Alexander, Mitchell, Neil Charles, Mochrie, Fiona, Cassidy, Michael, Pinkerton, Harry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Eldborg; Hengill; Þingvallavatn; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338937/

The Nesjahraun is a basaltic lava flow erupted from a subaerial fissure, extending NE along the Þingvellir graben from the Hengill central volcano that produced p?hoehoe lava followed by ‘a‘?. The Nesjahraun entered Iceland’s largest lake, Þingvallavatn, along its southern shore during both phases o...