The 1874–1876 volcano-tectonic episode at Askja, North Iceland: Lateral flow revisited

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: Hartley, Margaret E., Thordarson, Thor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 2013
• Subjects: 05 - Petrology - Igneous; Metamorphic and Volcanic Studies; Askja; Holuhraun; Vatnajökull; Veiðivötn; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2897/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2897/1/MH%20ggge20151.pdf; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2897/2/ggge20151-fig-0001.png; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ggge.20151/full

[1] The Askja volcanic system, North Iceland, experienced a volcano-tectonic episode between 1874 and 1876, the climax of which was a rhyolitic, phreatoplinian to Plinian eruption at Askja central volcano on 28–29 March 1875. Fissure eruptions also occurred in 1875, producing the Nýjahraun lava, 45–...