The Thórólfsfell tuya, South Iceland – A new type of basaltic glaciovolcano

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Hodgetts, A.G.E., McGarvie, D., Tuffen, H., Simmons, I.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Tindfjallajökull; Þórólfsfell; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/154149/; https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/154149/1/Hodgetts_et_al_2021_accepted_manuscript_compressed.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107175

Basaltic tuyas are glaciovolcanoes that form when substantial focused eruptions take place beneath thick ice. None have been witnessed, so models reconstructing tuya formation are grounded in detailed fieldwork. A key feature of many basaltic tuyas is the presence of volcanic and volcaniclastic rock...