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Ljósufjöll

Ljosufjoll

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
1063m
Last eruption
960
Ljósufjöll
Photo: Steinninn · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Iceland
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Iceland Neovolcanic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1063m
Coordinates
64.900, -22.483
Last eruption
960
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The Ljósufjöll volcanic system at the eastern end of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is composed of a group of alkali olivine basaltic cinder cones and lava flows along short fissures on a roughly 90-km-long WNW-ESE line.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

5 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
5
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7050 BCE – 960
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (2050 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7050 BCE~6783 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 22244 BCE~1977 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31977 BCE~1710 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 2909 BCE~642 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 2693~960 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 27050 BCE5181 BCE3045 BCE1176 BCE693

Detailed timeline

  1. 960 (±10 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    960 – end unknown
    Raudhalsar
  2. 665 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    665 BCE – end unknown
    Ytri and Stóri Raudamelskula
  3. 1750 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1750 BCE – end unknown
    Grábrók
  4. 2050 BCEVEI 3Geological estimate
    2050 BCE – end unknown
    Krothraunskula, Raudakúla, Graakula
  5. 7050 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    7050 BCE – end unknown
    Eldborg

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