Introduction: from the British Tertiary into the future – modern perspectives on the British Palaeogene and North Atlantic Igneous provinces

• Published in: Geological Magazine
• Main Authors: JERRAM, DOUGAL A., GOODENOUGH, KATHRYN M., TROLL, VALENTIN R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Faroe Islands; Greenland; Judd; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s001675680900627x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S001675680900627X

The study of volcanic rocks and igneous centres has long been a classic part of geological research. Despite the lack of active volcanism, the British Isles have been a key centre for the study of igneous rocks ever since ancient lava flows and excavated igneous centres were recognized there in the...