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ICDP Workshop: Coring Magma and Related Investigations, Krafla Caldera, Iceland
From: John Eichelberger <jceichelberger@xxxxxxxxxx>ICDP Workshop: Coring Magma and Related Investigations, Krafla Caldera, Iceland
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ICDP Workshop: Coring Magma and
Related Investigations, Krafla Caldera, Iceland
Drilling to magma has for decades been a lofty but elusive
goal. In 2009, the Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) serendipitously hit
rhyolite magma at 2100 m depth under Krafla Caldera. Chips of quenched glass
and variably crystallized magma were recovered, although the spatial
relationships of these lithologies could not be answered because the drilling
was not designed for this purpose. The possibility exists to return to this
magmatic intrusion, where uniquely the position of the target and drilling
conditions are already known.
The Krafla Magma Drilling Project (KMDP) will define characteristics
of “magma geothermal”, perhaps an order of magnitude more powerful than
conventional geothermal, and understand intra-caldera intrusions, the main
source of caldera unrest. High-temperature engineering, core and fluid studies,
borehole measurements, plus surface geophysical and geochemical observations to
measure responses to flow and injection experiments will be included.
A workshop to formulate KMDP will be
held September 15-19, 2014 at Landsvirkjun Company at Krafla. To participate,
please submit a 1-page application describing intended contributions. Representatives
of existing Krafla projects and high temperature drilling experts are needed. Attendance
is limited with preference for scientists from ICDP-member countries. Travel support
is available. Applications should be sent to jceichelberger@xxxxxxxxxx with “KMDP” in the subject line by July 27.
John C Eichelberger
Dean of the Graduate School and Interdisciplinary Programs,
University of Alaska Fairbanks
http://www.uaf.edu/gradsch/
Vice President Academic
University of the Arctic
www.uarctic.org
jceichelberger@xxxxxxxxxx
+1-907-474-7729
Dean of the Graduate School and Interdisciplinary Programs,
University of Alaska Fairbanks
http://www.uaf.edu/gradsch/
Vice President Academic
University of the Arctic
www.uarctic.org
jceichelberger@xxxxxxxxxx
+1-907-474-7729
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