Petrogenesis of alkaline basalts at the tip of a propagating rift: Evidence from the Heimaey volcanic centre, south Iceland

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 245-267

  Mattsson, Hannes B ^a,b   Oskarsson, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkali basalt; Fractional crystallization; Heimaey; Iceland; Petrology; Propagating rift; Vestmannaeyjar

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALKALI BASALTS; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; PROPAGATING RIFT;

PETROLOGY;

ALKALI BASALT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PETROGENESIS; VOLCANISM;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; HEIMAEY; ICELAND; WORLD;

EID: 27644588364     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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