Most of Iceland is basalt.

But there are a few less common rock types to be found. We stumbled on one in the eastern fjords region, on the northern margin of Berufjörður. It was a volcanic conlgomerate, maybe an ignimbrite, and it was G R E E N.

Here’s the lovely setting of the intriguing outcrop:

…And the cliff itself, spalling off bouders and cobbles galore:

A few example cobbles from the adjacent beach:

And now for three GigaPan views – two outcrops (I think the first one shows an unconformable contact in the lower right) and a cobble I brought home with me:

Link Handheld GigaPan by Callan Bentley

Link Handheld GigaPan by Callan Bentley

Link GIGAmacro by Robin Rohrback

I suppose after Eyjafjallajökull’s explosive eruptions in 2010, I shouldn’t be surprised to see such a rock in Iceland, but I was nonetheless. After nothing but black basalt, this green ignimbrite was a sight for sore eyes.