A microprobe study of tephra glasses from the Fjallsendahraun lava, central Iceland

• Main Author: Ingibjörg Þórðardóttir 1997-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Jarðfræði; Gjóska; Efnagreining; Fjallsendahraun; Tephra; Chemical analysis; Holuhraun; Hraun; Veiðivötn; Vatnaöldur; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/35925

The ∼1362 A.D Fjallsendahraun lava in central Iceland originates from the Bárðarbunga volcanic system. Bárðarbunga is one of the youngest and most active volcanic system in Iceland with over 20 known basaltic eruptions in historical time. In this study, major element analysis of 16 glassy tephra sam...