Geologists get unique and unexpected opportunity to study magma
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 13:10
in Earth & Climate
Geologists drilling an exploratory geothermal well in 2009 in the Krafla volcano in Iceland encountered a problem they were simply unprepared for: magma (molten rock or lava underground) which flowed unexpectedly into the well at 2.1 kilometres (6,900 ft) depth, forcing the researchers to terminate the drilling...