Tectonics and magma dynamics coupling in a dyke swarm of Iceland

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1477-1493

  Paquet, Fabien ^a   Dauteuil, Olivier ^a   Hallot, Erwan ^a   Moreau, Frédérique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Dyke swarm; Extensional tectonics; Fissure swarm; Iceland; Magma dynamics

Indexed keywords

LEVEES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DYKE SWARM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FISSURE SWARM; ICELAND; MAGMA DYNAMICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIKE SWARM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FISSURE; MAGMATISM;

ARCTIC; ICELAND; KRAFLA;

EID: 34548511786     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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