Layers of rock instrusive veins/apophysis, Iceland
by Ragnar Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com), Iceland
Basalt veins in an eruptive complex. While dykes are emplaced in straight fissures, veins are generally thinner, bent or crooked. Higher resolution images available from rth@arctic-images.com (there is a licensing fee depending on the use).
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- Exact location (-23.0273 W, 64.8159 N)
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Submitted on 10 January 2010
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