III.—The Fissure Theory of Volcanoes
Dr. Hans Beck has adduced an example of a volcano which, according to him, has been formed independently of a fissure. The volcano pierces the centre of a faulted block, the Herdubreid, in Iceland, and on the vertical fault-faces there is no sign of any fissure. The example is probably unique in the...
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1910
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800135150 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800135150 |