Fault and magmatic interaction within Iceland's western rift over the last 9 kyr

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2003, Pages F1-F8

  Bull, J M ^a   Minshull, T A ^a   Mitchell, N C ^b   Thors, K ^c   Dix, J K ^a   Best, A I ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Jardfraedistofa   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Faulting; Iceland; Tectonics; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; HOLOCENE; MAGMATISM; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ICELAND; THINGVALLAVATN;

EID: 0038299404     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01990.x     Document Type: Article

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