Propagation of brittle failure triggered by magma in Iceland

Tectonophysics

Volumn 406, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 17-38

  Tentler, Tatiana ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dike; Fracture; Magma; Normal fault

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; MAGMATISM;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; ICELAND; WORLD;

EID: 23844505297     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.05.016     Document Type: Article

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