Englacial vs lacustrine origin of volcanic table mountains: Evidence from iceland

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 335-354

  Werner, Reinhard ^a   Schmincke, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eruption mechanism; Eruptive environment; Hyaloclastites; Iceland; Subglacial volcanism; Table mountains

Indexed keywords

ENGLACIAL PROCESS; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MOUNTAIN; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ICELAND;

EID: 0032940460     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050237     Document Type: Article

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