Crustal thermal state and origin of silicic magma in Iceland: The case of Torfajökull, Ljósufjöll and Snæfellsjökull volcanoes

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 593-605

  Martin, E ^a   Sigmarsson, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Fractional crystallisation; Geothermal gradient; Iceland; Partial melting; Silicic magma

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; FRACTIONATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HOLOCENE; MAGMA; METABASALT; PARTIAL MELTING; PERALKALINE ROCK; PLEISTOCENE; RHYOLITE; TRACHYTE; VOLCANO;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

TRACHYTES;

EID: 33947717574     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-006-0165-5     Document Type: Article

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