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12 Jun 2019
Science report |
| 12 Jun 2019
| 12 Jun 2019
SUSTAIN drilling at Surtsey volcano, Iceland, tracks hydrothermal and microbiological interactions in basalt 50 years after eruption
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Magnús T. Gudmundsson
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Tobias B. Weisenberger
ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey, Reykjavík, Iceland
J. Michael Rhodes
Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Andri Stefánsson
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Barbara I. Kleine
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Peter C. Lippert
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Joshua M. Marquardt
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Hannah I. Reynolds
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Jochem Kück
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Viggó T. Marteinsson
Matís, Exploration & Utilization of Genetic Resources, Reykjavík, Iceland
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Pauline Vannier
Matís, Exploration & Utilization of Genetic Resources, Reykjavík, Iceland
Wolfgang Bach
Department of Geosciences and MARUM, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Amel Barich
ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey, Reykjavík, Iceland
Geothermal Research Cluster (GEORG), Reykjavik, Iceland
Pauline Bergsten
Matís, Exploration & Utilization of Genetic Resources, Reykjavík, Iceland
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Julia G. Bryce
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
Piergiulio Cappelletti
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e delle Risorse (DiSTAR), University FEDERICO II, Naples, Italy
Samantha Couper
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
M. Florencia Fahnestock
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
Carolyn F. Gorny
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Carla Grimaldi
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e delle Risorse (DiSTAR), University FEDERICO II, Naples, Italy
Marco Groh
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Ágúst Gudmundsson
Jarðtaeknistofan, (GEOICE Geological Services Ltd), Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Ágúst T. Gunnlaugsson
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Cédric Hamlin
K.G. Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Thórdís Högnadóttir
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Kristján Jónasson
Collections and Systematics Department, Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Gardabaer, Iceland
Sigurdur S. Jónsson
ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey, Reykjavík, Iceland
Steffen L. Jørgensen
K.G. Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Alexandra M. Klonowski
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Beau Marshall
DOSECC Exploration Services, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Erica Massey
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Jocelyn McPhie
School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
James G. Moore
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USA
Einar S. Ólafsson
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Solveig L. Onstad
K.G. Jebsen Centre for Deep Sea Research, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Velveth Perez
Nordvulk, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Collections and Systematics Department, Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Gardabaer, Iceland
Simon Prause
ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey, Reykjavík, Iceland
Snorri P. Snorrason
Verkís Consulting Engineers, Reykjavík, Iceland
Andreas Türke
Matís, Exploration & Utilization of Genetic Resources, Reykjavík, Iceland
James D. L. White
Geology Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Bernd Zimanowski
Institut für Geographie und Geologie, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Short summary
Three new cored boreholes through Surtsey volcano, an isolated island in southeastern Iceland, provide fresh insights into understanding how explosive submarine volcanism and the earliest alteration of basaltic deposits proceed in a pristine oceanic environment. The still-hot volcano was first sampled through a drill core in 1979. The time-lapse drill cores record the changing geochemical, mineralogical, microbiological, and material properties of the basalt 50 years after eruptions terminated.
Three new cored boreholes through Surtsey volcano, an isolated island in southeastern Iceland,...
