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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Details for: Oraefajokull

Öræfajökull, Iceland's highest peak, is viewed here from the west, with the Svinafellsjökull glacier (left) descending from the central icecap nearly to the coastal road. A 4 x 5 km subglacial caldera truncates the summit, which rises to 2119 m about 10 km NW of the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. A major silicic eruption in 1362 was the largest in Iceland during historical time. It and another eruption during 1727-28 were accompanied by major jökulhlaups (glacier outburst floods) that caused property damage and fatalities. Photo by Oddur Sigurdsson, 1986, (Orkustofnon, Icelandic National Energy Authority).

Volcano Number:	374010
Volcano Name:	Oraefajokull
Country:	Iceland
Volcano Type:	Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:	1728 CE
Elevation:	2010m
Tectonic Setting:	Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:	0
Pop. within 10km:	2
Pop. within 30km:	367
Pop. within 100km:	2723
Latitude:	64.05
Longitude:	-16.633

Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Volcano Number	Volcano Name	Eruption Number	Activity Type	Explosivity Index Max	Explosivity Index Modifier	Activity Area	Activity Unit	Start Evidence Method	Start Date	End Date
374010	Oraefajokull	12958	Confirmed Eruption	5				Historical Observations	1362/6/5	1362/10/15
374010	Oraefajokull	12959	Confirmed Eruption	4		Caldera, west flank (to 1100 m)		Historical Observations	1727/8/3	1728/5/1

Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

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Data from the Earthchem Library

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Data from the Earthchem Portal

Sample ID	LINK	Method	Material	Rock Class	Rock Name	SiO₂ WT%	TiO₂ WT%	Al₂O₃ WT%	Fe₂O₃ WT%	Fe₂O₃ Total WT%	FeO WT%	FeO Total WT%	MnO WT%	MgO WT%	CaO WT%	Na₂O WT%	K₂O WT%	P₂O₅ WT%	Total WT%	Ba PPM	Co PPM	Cr PPM	Cs PPM	Cu PPM	Dy PPM	Ga PPM	Nb PPM	Ni PPM	Pb PPM	Rb PPM	Sc PPM	Sr PPM	U PPM	V PPM	Y PPM	Zn PPM	Zr PPM	⁸⁷Sr / ⁸⁶Sr RATIO	¹⁴³Nd / ¹⁴⁴Nd RATIO	²⁰⁶Pb / ²⁰⁴Pb RATIO	²⁰⁷Pb / ²⁰⁴Pb RATIO	²⁰⁸Pb / ²⁰⁴Pb RATIO	¹⁸⁷Os / ¹⁸⁸Os RATIO
O90	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite	59.51	0.96	15.33	1.65		4.96		0.11	5.2	6.45	3.46	2.27	0.13	100		41	98		67				106		65		193		105	48	78	290
O90	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite	46.72		32.48		0.63					17.44	1.88	0.09		99.24
O90	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite	39						13.87		46.12	0.28				99.27
O90	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite	52.72	0.59	2.58				4.93		16.98	21.79				99.59
O90	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Andesite	51.38	0.64	3.78				4.87		16.08	21.47				98.22
OR154	DETAILS	ICPMS/INAA	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite																		0.71		15.06								3.37
OR154	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite																																	0.703727	0.512911	18.564	15.515	38.486
OR154	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite	73.9	0.14	13.91	0.89		1.15		0.05	0.23	0.86	4.72	4.1	0.01	99.96	682	2	5					69.4	4		98	3.7	57		4	87	73	398
3	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite	70.8	0.25	13.8				3.49	0.09	0.02	1.1	4.7	3.31		97.56
SAL761_OL-ENRICHED	DETAILS	TIMS_N	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Basalt																																						0.175813
Ö206-1-3A	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite	72.36	0.23	13.12				3.28	0.15	0	1.03	4.96	3.51	0	98.64
6	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite	71	0.24	13.5				3.38	0.13	0.01	1.13	4.5	3.34		97.23
OR224	DETAILS	ICPMS/INAA	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Basalt
OR224	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Basalt																																	0.703378	0.513011
OR224	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Basalt	47.38	1.74	15.95	3.97		6.69		0.16	7.2	12.73	2.05	0.09	0.2	98.16	49	58	183					12	75		0.4	39	271		289	25	81	99
9	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite	71	0.22	13.6				3.45	0.11	0.01	1.18	4.71	3.37		97.65
JS242	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Felsic Volcanic	Rhyolite	72.31	0.297	14.1	2.83				0.085	0.29	1.13	4.81	4.11	0.045	100	698	3	4		15		23	65	3	9	101	3	63	5	12	84.7	114	442
OR267	DETAILS	ICPMS/INAA	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Hawaiite																		0.16		12.54								1.1
OR267	DETAILS	MC_ICPMS	Rock	Igneous Unknown Volcanic	Not-given																																			18.5576	15.5377	38.5746
OR267	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Hawaiite																																	0.703584	0.512922	18.556	15.541	38.596
OR267	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Hawaiite	51.14	2.98	14.31	4.43		8.15		0.24	3.44	7.78	3.75	1.42	0.79	98.43	341	48	19					60.4	1		28	23	370		181	63	126	342
GFA92-567	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro																																			20065
GFA92-567	DETAILS	TIMS_ID	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro																								137				1158
GFA92-567	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro																																			12083
GFA92-567	DETAILS	TIMS_ID	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro																								157				1323

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Data from the SESAR Database

IGSN	Object Name	Object Type	Object Class	Material	Field Name	Link
IEDRM003B	IC-0102	Individual Sample		Rock>Igneous		Details

Data from the MaGa Database

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