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Geysir volcano

Stratovolcano 700+ m / 2,297 ft
Southwestern Iceland, 64.32°N / -20.3°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Geysir volcano books
Typical eruption style: unspecified
Geysir volcano eruptions: Pleistocene
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sat, 21 Oct
Sat, 21 Oct 16:49 UTCM 0.7 / 2.5 km7 km7.5 km ENE of Selfoss
Sat, 21 Oct 16:47 UTCM 1.6 / 2.9 km7 km7.0 km ENE of Selfoss
Sat, 21 Oct 16:10 UTCM 0.8 / 3.2 km8 km7.9 km ENE of Selfoss
Sat, 21 Oct 14:09 UTCM 1.0 / 4.8 km17 km18.0 km NNE of Geysir
Sat, 21 Oct 13:52 UTCM 0.6 / 3.6 km8 km7.4 km ENE of Selfoss
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Background:

The Geysir volcanic system in the Haukadalur valley of SW Iceland consists of an eroded basaltic central volcano and rhyolitic lava domes of Pleistocene age. Geysers around the world are named for the Geysir geothermal field, which lies SE of the rhyolitic Laugarfjall lava dome and is one of the most frequently visited geological sites in Iceland. No eruptions are known from the Geysir volcanic system during the Holocene.
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Geysir Photos:

White salt geysir (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
White salt geysir (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
stokkur geysir - milliseconds before eruption (Photo: Tom222)
stokkur geysir - milliseconds before eruption (Photo: Tom222)
Green and brown salt terracees and small geysirs (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Green and brown salt terracees and small geysirs (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
At Dallol, the areay covered by hydrothermal deposits and active salt springs and geysirs is the largest our main guide has witnssed in the 20 years he has been regularly visiting this scene. (Photo: Hans and Jooske)
At Dallol, the areay covered by hydrothermal deposits and active salt springs and geysirs is the largest our main guide has witnssed in the 20 years he has been regularly...
"Erupting" salt spring (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
"Erupting" salt spring (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
What was dry desert land from which videos where made of Dallol´s active areas about 2 weeks ago has now transformed into a new zone of highly active hydrothermal activity, with miniature geysirs, salt springs and colourful deposits. (Photo: Hans and Jooske)
What was dry desert land from which videos where made of Dallol´s active areas about 2 weeks ago has now transformed into a new zone of highly active hydrothermal activit...



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