Geochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Crustal Assimilation Beneath Krafla, Iceland

• Published in: Journal of Petrology
• Main Authors: NICHOLSON, HUGH, CONDOMINES, MICHEL, FITTON, J. GODFREY, FALLICK, ANTHONY E., GRÖNVOLD, KARL, ROGERS, GRAEME
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1991
• Subjects: Articles; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/32/5/1005; https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/32.5.1005

The Krafla volcanic system consists of a central volcano and associated fissure swarm in the NE axial rift zone of Iceland. Lavas spanning the whole of Krafla's exposed volcanic history (estimated to be 0-> 300 ka) have been analysed and range in composition from olivine tholeiite to rhyolit...