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Heidarspordar

Fisura volcánica · Iceland · 490 m

The Laxarhraun lava field in the Heiðarspordar volcanic system covered much of the Lake Mývatn area and lava flowed down the Laxardalur canyon to the north coast. Numerous pseudocraters and rootless cones, some of which are seen here along the shore of the lake, formed as a result of secondary explosive activity when the lava flow encountered abundant groundwater. The massive 224 km2 flow, erupted about 2,000 years ago, forms all but the northern shoreline of the lake.
The Laxarhraun lava field in the Heiðarspordar volcanic system covered much of the Lake Mývatn area and lava flowed down the Laxardalur canyon to the north coast. Numerous pseudocraters and rootless cones, some of which are seen here along the shore of the lake, formed as a result of secondary explosive activity when the lava flow encountered abundant groundwater. The massive 224 km2 flow, erupted about 2,000 years ago, forms all but the northern shoreline of the lake. · Foto: Photo by Michael Ryan, 1984 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Tipo
Fisura volcánica
País
Iceland
Región
Atlantic Ocean Volcanic Regions / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Altitud
490 m
Coordenadas
65.583, -16.817
Última erupción
-300
Contexto tectónico
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Forma volcánica
Cluster
Resumen geológico

The Heiðarsporðar volcanic system in the Northern Volcanic Zone is about 22 km long, consisting of a fissure swarm and a central volcano. It is embryonic, starting to develop in the marginal area of two adjacent fissure areas, Krafla and Fremrinámar, producing large-volume eruptions. No geothermal activity is present. Magma composition ranges from olivine-tholeiite through tholeiitic basalt and basaltic andesite to dacite. Characteristic activity consists of effusive basaltic eruptions and small predominantly effusive silicic eruptions. It has shown rather low activity in the Holocene but has produced substantial basaltic lava flows. Two eruptive periods have occurred in Holocene time separated by over 8,000 years. The last eruption took place about 2,200 years ago, producing a lava flow covering about 220 km2 and extending 60 km from source.

Resumen de Wikipedia

Resumen en inglés

The Heiðarsporðar volcanic system is located in northeast Iceland near Lake Mývatn. It is the source of numerous formations present in and around the lake, particularly in the form of pseudocraters.

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Historial de erupciones

Resumen (VEI en el tiempo)
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7850 BCE~7598 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?7598 BCE~7347 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 07095 BCE~6843 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 06340 BCE~6088 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 05837 BCE~5585 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 04075 BCE~3823 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 0552 BCE~300 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 27850 BCE6088 BCE4075 BCE2313 BCE552 BCE

Línea de tiempo detallada

  1. 300 a. C.VEI 2Estimación geológica
    BCE 300 – En curso
    Threngslaborgir-Ludentsborgir crater row
  2. 4050 a. C.VEI 0Estimación geológica
    BCE 4050 – En curso
    Ludent crater rows
  3. 5750 a. C.VEI 0Estimación geológica
    BCE 5750 – En curso
    Fjarborg
  4. 6150 a. C.VEI 0Estimación geológica
    BCE 6150 – En curso
    Drangagrundahraun
  5. 6950 a. C.VEI 0Estimación geológica
    BCE 6950 – En curso
    Hraunbunga
  6. 7400 a. C. (±300 años)VEI 0Estimación geológica
    BCE 7400 – En curso
    Heidarspordur
  7. 7850 a. C.VEI ?Estimación geológica
    BCE 7850 – En curso
    Ludent, Namafjall-Krofluhals

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