Geology of the Heimaey volcanic centre, south Iceland: Early evolution of a central volcano in a propagating rift?

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-71

  Mattsson, Hannes ^a   Höskuldsson, Ármann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b ICELANDIC INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Eruption; Iceland; Propagating rift; Vestmannaeyjar; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; BASALT; VOLCANOES;

MAGMA CHAMBERS;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

MAGMA CHAMBER; QUATERNARY; RIFTING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ICELAND; VESTMANNAEYJAR;

EID: 0141454722     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00178-1     Document Type: Article

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