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...
Published in: | Journal of Petrology |
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Language: | English |
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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 |