Baula
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain Baula (Template:IPA) is a mountain situated in the west of Iceland near Route 1, Bifröst University, and the craters of Grábrók. The mountain's reddish or orange hue is caused by its rhyolite rock composition.
Geologically, the mountain is a laccolith,<ref>Gudmundsson A., Pasquarè F.A., Tibaldi A. (2014) Dykes, Sills, Laccoliths, and Inclined Sheets in Iceland in Advances in Volcanology, Berlin, Springer, Figure 5b.</ref> a type of igneous intrusion. It was formed 3.4 million years ago.<ref>Johannesson, Haukur (1975) Structure and petrochemistry of the Reykjadalur central volcano and the surrounding areas, Midwest Iceland, Doctoral thesis, Durham University.</ref>
Baula is characterized by its almost perfect cone. Nearby is Baula's “little sister,” a mountain called Litla-Baula, where rare columns of rhyolite are found. Together, Baula and Litla-Baula have often been described as Iceland's most beautiful pair of mountains.
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References
- Hróarsson, Björn (1994) Á ferð um landið, Borgarfjörður og Mýrar, Mál og menning Template:ISBN (in Icelandic)