Holocene major eruptions

During the Holocene, Iceland has experienced more than 20 eruptions per century from about 30 active volcanoes. The magmatic production is completely dominated by basalts. Intermediary and rhyolitic rocks make up less than 10%.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sturkell, Erik
Other Authors: Department of Earth Sciences Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg (GU)
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2010
Subjects:
hist
archeo
Iceland
Online Access:https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00482057/file/Sturkell_resume.pdf
https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00482057
Description
Summary:During the Holocene, Iceland has experienced more than 20 eruptions per century from about 30 active volcanoes. The magmatic production is completely dominated by basalts. Intermediary and rhyolitic rocks make up less than 10%.

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