Lava sampling at Fagradalsfjall

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Lava sampling at Fagradalsfjall

Collecting red-hot lava samples at the Fagradalsfjall eruption site. Samples were collected regularly in order to create a detailed time-line of erupted material for analysis.
Jóna Sigurlína Pálmadóttir, University of Iceland
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