On the origin of seismic anisotropy in the shallow crust of the Northern Volcanic Zone, Iceland

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Bacon, C. A., Johnson, J. H., White, R. S., Rawlinson, N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Askja; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83558/; https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83558/1/Published_Version.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB022655

The Icelandic crust is a product of its unique tectonic setting, where the interaction of an ascending mantle plume and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge has caused elevated mantle melting, with the melt accreted and cooled in the crust to form an oceanic plateau. We investigate the strength and orientation of...