Investigating the Mineralogy and Morphology of Subglacial Volcanoes on Earth and Mars

• Main Author: Sheridan E. Ackiss
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Mineralogy and crystallography; Volcanology; Geomorphology and earth surface processes; Glaciology; Planetary science (excl. solar system and planetary geology); mars; mineralogy; morphology; Extraterrestrial Geology; Geomorphology and Regolith and Landscape Evolution; Surface Processes; Reykjavík; Askja; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.25394/pgs.7811642.v1

In this dissertation, we have examined mineral assemblages and geomorphologic features in the Sisyphi Planum region of Mars, as well as examined the mineral assemblage of palagonite in Iceland. Chapter 2 is focused on the mineral assemblages detected on possible glaciovolcanic edifices in the Sisyph...