Volcanic History and Tectonics of the North Langjökull Region, Central Iceland

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Piper, J. D. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Langjökull; Ice Sheet; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e73-019; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e73-019

The geology of the area around the northern part of the Langjökull ice sheet in central Iceland is outlined. This area includes the termination of the western neovolcanic zone, two silicic centers, and basaltic interglacial, intraglacial, and postglacial volcanoes. The lava succession becomes older...