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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) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Geysir volcano eruptions: Pleistocene
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sun, 13 Oct 2019
Sun, 13 Oct 18:14 UTCM 0.4 / 7.8 km20 km6.7 km ENE of Brautarholt (Iceland)
Sun, 13 Oct 18:14 UTCM 0.3 / 5 km21 km6.5 km ENE of Brautarholt (Iceland)
Sat, 12 Oct 2019
Sat, 12 Oct 02:03 UTCM 1.2 / 4.3 km11 km12.2 km N of Geysir (Iceland)
Sat, 12 Oct 02:03 UTCM 0.7 / 4.7 km11 km11.7 km N of Geysir (Iceland)
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
Thu, 10 Oct 04:10 UTCM 0.8 / 5.8 km22 km1.4 km E of Skjaldbreið (Iceland)
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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)
Yellow salt crusts with green acid ponds and small geysirs at Dallol hydrothermal area (c)
Yellow salt crusts with green acid ponds and small geysirs at Dallol hydrothermal area (c)
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)



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