
Faulting above a dyke intrusion
by Morgan Jones
The formation of a small half graben above a dyke feeding the fissure eruption at Holuhraun/Bárðabunga Iceland (back right of picture). The faulting and fracturing was two weeks old here. Shadow of helicopter for scale. Photo by Morgan Jones and Sverre Planke (VBPR).
Taken on 11
September
2014
Submitted on 18 Feb 2015
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- Europe (3439)
- Northern Europe (806)
- Iceland (264)
- Exact location (-17.1998 W, 64.7890 N)
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fault, iceland, lava flow, holuhraun
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Credit: Morgan Jones (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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