A 200 meter elevation cinder cone which erupted in 1973, causing great damage to the fishing port town on Heimaey.
(Eldfell name means "mountain of fire" in Icelandic).
References:
- Mitolo, D., Garavelli, A., Pedersen, L., Balić-Žunić, T., Jakobsson, S.P., Vurro, F. (2008): Mineralogy of actually forming sublimates at Eldfell Volcano, Heimaey (Vestmannaeyjar archipelago), Iceland. Plinius, 34, 322.
- New Minerals (Neue Mineralien) - IMA website, Feb. 2008.
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Map Reference: 63°26'1"N , 20°14'56"W
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