Petrology of Rhyolitic and Mixed Magma Ejecta from the 1875 Eruption of Askja, Iceland

Volcanic activity in Askja central volcano and its fissure swarm in 1875 occurred in response to a crustal rifting episode in Iceland, resulting in up to 70 km lateral flow of magma within the crust, caldera collapse and a plinian eruption of acid magma (0·2 km3 dense-rock equivalent). Petrologic st...

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Published in:Journal of Petrology
Main Authors: SIGURDSSON, H., SPARKS, R. S. J.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1981
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Online Access:http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/22/1/41
https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/22.1.41