Study of complex clinopyroxene zonation patterns from Búðahraun alkali basalt
Alkali basalts are silica undersaturated rocks, essentially containing clinopyroxene, plagioclase and olivine phenocrysts in a fine grained groundmass. In Iceland, alkali basalts are mainly found in Snæfellsnes belonging to the Snæfellsnes Volcanic System and in Vestmannaeyjar belonging to the East...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1946/21703 |