{"id":693,"date":"2011-03-23T12:18:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T11:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=693"},"modified":"2011-03-23T12:18:35","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T11:18:35","slug":"little-information-about-snaefellsjokull-volcano-on-the-snaefellsnes-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandgeology.net\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":"Little information about Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is a quiet time in Iceland with just 132 earthquakes recorded last week. While that is happening. I am going to write about volcanoes in Iceland that are less known, but remain dormant for the moment.<\/p>\n

This time around I am going to write about volcano named Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano<\/a>. Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano is a stratovolcano like Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull volcano<\/a>, \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano<\/a> and many other of Iceland volcanoes (that is most of them). But unlike many of Icelandic volcanoes the cone shape of Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano is clearly visible to people as it is with Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull volcano<\/a> and \u00d6r\u00e6faj\u00f6kull volcano. But less so with other icelandic volcanoes that are in this same group of volcanoes. The reason for this is the fact that Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano only has glacier on top of it. But not covered by a glacier on most sides like is the case with B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga volcano<\/a> as a example.<\/p>\n

Volcanism in Sn\u00e6fellsnes peninsula<\/a> has happened in two time periods. The earlier time period was about 15 to 7 million years ago when this area was a active rift zone of earlier Iceland. The second period of volcanism in Sn\u00e6fellsnes peninsula started again about 2 million years ago (far as I know, might be wrong however as I did not find any information to confirm this) when volcanism started again after a break that had lasted for about 5 million years. It is not clear why volcanism did restart in Sn\u00e6fellsnes, as this area is not a active rift zone. But most of Iceland volcanism takes place on a active or forming rift zone. Current volcanism in this this area little. But last known eruption in Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano was in the year 200 A.D +- 150 years. The age of the Sn\u00e6fellsnes volcano is about 700,000 years old according to recent research into the age of the volcanism in this area.<\/p>\n

It is hard to know for sure what type of volcanism Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano makes. But given the data it can be assumed that a volcanism that is not far from what witnessed when Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull volcano erupted.<\/p>\n

Pictures of this area.<\/p>\n

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\nLava field in Sn\u00e6fellsnes. This lava field is from Sn\u00e6fellsnes volcano. Crater rows at distance. Author: J\u00f3n Fr\u00edmann J\u00f3nsson. Licence: Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nInside of the one of the craters that are on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes volcano. Author: J\u00f3n Fr\u00edmann J\u00f3nsson. Licence: Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nVolcanic cinder cone<\/a> on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes. This cinder cone is from Sn\u00e6fellsnes volcano. Author: J\u00f3n Fr\u00edmann J\u00f3nsson. Licence: Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nA view over to the Reykjanes Peninsula from a cinder cone. A crack in the lava field can be see below. Author: J\u00f3n Fr\u00edmann J\u00f3nsson. Licence: Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nA view from a cinder cone over to the next cinder one in the row. This is on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes and is part of the Sn\u00e6fellsnes volcano. Author: Matilde Gr\u00e1cio Licence: All rights reserved. Used with a permission.<\/p>\n

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\nA view from a cinder cone over the lava field. At distance there is the ocean. Author: Matilde Gr\u00e1cio Licence: All rights reserved. Used with a permission.<\/p>\n

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\nRow of cinder cones at distance. Author: Matilde Gr\u00e1cio Licence: All rights reserved. Used with a permission.<\/p>\n

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\nA cut side into a cinder cone. This material was mined by the local population few decades back and used for road construction. This area is now part of Iceland national park. Author: Matilde Gr\u00e1cio Licence: All rights reserved. Used with a permission.<\/p>\n

Click on the pictures to get full resolution. But the pictures are large and it might take some time to download them on a slow internet connection.<\/p>\n

More information.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1ll Einarsson. \u201eHva\u00f0 eru miklar l\u00edkur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull gj\u00f3si?\u201c. V\u00edsindavefurinn 30.4.2002. http:\/\/visindavefur.is\/?id=2347. (Sko\u00f0a\u00f0 23.3.2011). (Icelandic)
\nJG\u00de. \u201eHvar eru eldfj\u00f6llin \u00e1 \u00cdslandi?\u201c. V\u00edsindavefurinn 29.9.2006. http:\/\/visindavefur.is\/?id=6219. (Sko\u00f0a\u00f0 23.3.2011). (Icelandic)
\nJar\u00f0saga \u00cdslands<\/a> (Icelandic, Wiki)
\nIntroduction to the geology of Iceland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is a quiet time in Iceland with just 132 earthquakes recorded last week. While that is happening. I am going to write about volcanoes in Iceland that are less known, but remain dormant for the moment. This time around I am going to write about volcano named Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano. Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull volcano is a stratovolcano … <\/p>\n

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