Pleistocene rhyolitic volcanism at Torfajökull, Iceland: eruption ages, glaciovolcanism, and geochemical evolution

• Main Authors: McGarvie, Dave W., Burgess, Raymond, Tindle, Andrew G., Tuffen, Hugh, Stevenson, John A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Torfajökull; Ice Sheet; Iceland
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/31472/; https://oro.open.ac.uk/31472/1/McGarvie_et_al_2006_Jokull.pdf

The Torfajökull central volcano lies in Iceland’s southern flank zone (a non-rifting zone) and last erupted in the 15th century. Peralkaline rhyolites from its pre-Holocene formations have been dated by the Ar-Ar method. Ages from 67±9 ka to 384±20 ka indicate Pleistocene eruptions, with the oldest...