Glaciovolcanic hydrothermal environments in Iceland and implications for their detection on Mars

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 256, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-77

  Cousins, C R ^a   Crawford, I A ^a   Carrivick, J L ^b   Gunn, M ^c   Harris, J ^a   Kee, T P ^b   Karlsson, M ^d   Carmody, L ^e   Cockell, C ^f   Herschy, B ^b   Joy, K H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Leidir ehf   (Iceland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogue; Astrobiology; Glaciovolcanism; Hydrothermal; Mars; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE; DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOODS; GLACIOVOLCANISM; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS;

ASTROBIOLOGY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZ; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANOES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MINERALOGY;

GLACIOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MARS; MINERALOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PETROGRAPHY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANISM;

ICELAND;

EID: 84875249415     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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