Magmatic and tectonic history of Iceland's western rift zone at Lake Thingvallavatn

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 117, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1451-1465

  Bull, Jonathan M ^a   Minshull, Timothy A ^a   Mitchell, Neil C ^b   Dix, Justin K ^a   Hardardottir, Jorunn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Dikes; Iceland; Liquefaction; Neotectonics; Normal faults; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

ICELAND; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULTS;

BATHYMETRY; LAKES; LEVEES; LIQUEFACTION; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

HOLOCENE; MAGMATISM; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; SEDIMENTATION;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; ICELAND; WORLD;

EID: 27844484463     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25729.1     Document Type: Article

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