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Members of the University of Iceland describe the recent volcanic activity in Iceland and present analyses of some of the samples recovered.
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THORARINSSON, S., STEINTHÓRSSON, S., EINARSSON, T. et al. The Eruption on Heimaey, Iceland. Nature 241, 372–375 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241372a0
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