Field evidence of the interplay between rift and transform structures in the Krafla geothermal area, N-Iceland

• Published in: Geothermics
• Main Authors: Liotta D., Brogi A., Arnadottir S., Agustsson K., Thorsteinsdottir U.
• Other Authors: Liotta, D., Brogi, A., Arnadottir, S., Agustsson, K., Thorsteinsdottir, U.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Fracture; Geothermal manifestation; Iceland; Krafla geothermal area; Transform faults; Krafla; Flatey
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11586/383164; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2020.102039

The Krafla volcano-geothermal area is located in Northeast Iceland, within the active Northern Volcanic Zone sector of the axial rift and has experienced two eruptions in historical times. The Krafla system displays NNE-SSW oriented fissure swarm, a central volcano and associated geothermal manifest...