Three-dimensional geometry of concentric intrusive sheet swarms in the Geitafell and the Dyrfjöll volcanoes, eastern Iceland

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Burchardt, Steffi ^a   Tanner, David C ^b,c   Troll, Valentin R ^a   Krumbholz, Michael ^c   Gustafsson, Ludvik E ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d Association of Local Authorities in Iceland   (Iceland)

Author keywords

central volcano; east Iceland; inclined sheets; magma chamber; three dimensional projection

Indexed keywords

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CENTRAL VOLCANO; ICELANDS; INCLINED SHEETS; MAGMA CHAMBER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTION; MAGMATIC SOURCES; THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY; THREE DIMENSIONS; VOLCANIC COMPLEX;

VOLCANOES;

DIKE SWARM; GABBRO; GEOMETRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MANTLE SOURCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLCANOLOGY;

ASKJA; ICELAND; KRAFLA;

EID: 79961227373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003527     Document Type: Article

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