Multi-stage zeolite facies mineralization in the Hvalfjördur area, Iceland

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 985-999

  Weisenberger, Tobias ^a   Selbekk, Rune S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basalt; Iceland; Low grade metamorphism; Mafic phyllosilicate; Zeolite facies

Indexed keywords

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CELADONITE; FACIES ANALYSIS; FLOOD BASALT; HEAT FLOW; LAVA; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; PARAGENESIS; PHYLLOSILICATE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUATERNARY; TERTIARY; ZEOLITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HVALFJORDUR; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 67449113991     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0296-6     Document Type: Article

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