An overview of the subglacial rhyolite volcano Bláhnúkur, Torfajökull - emplaced in a small-volume effusive eruption in the last glacial period (115-11 ka) beneath ice >350 m thick.

This image was provided by Hugh Tuffen, Lancaster University.

References

Tuffen H, Gilbert JS, McGarvie DW (2001) Products of an effusive subglacial rhyolite eruption: Bláhnúkur, Torfajökull, Iceland. Bulletin of Volcanology, 63,179-190.

Tuffen H (2001) Subglacial rhyolite volcanism at Torfajökull, Iceland. Unpublished PhD thesis, Open University, UK.

Tuffen H, Pinkerton H, Gilbert JS, McGarvie DW (in press) Melting of the glacier base during a small-volume subglacial rhyolite eruption: evidence from Bláhnúkur, Iceland. Sedimentary Geology Special Issue: Modern and Ancient ice-marginal landsystems (eds. A.J. Russell & F.S. Tweed).