CaneTalk: Volcano Drilling Team Get Magma Surprise at Iceland Volcano

Volcano Drilling Team Get Magma Surprise at Iceland Volcano

Posted by JAC on 2/21/2011, 7:09 am

Feb 17, 2011 12:33 PM ET
By OurAmazingPlanet Staff

Geologists drilling an exploratory geothermal well into a volcano in Iceland got quite a surprise when the borehole filled with molten magma forcing the researchers to halt the drilling.

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/iceland-volcano-magma-drilling-geothermal-energy-1129/

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