Post glacial volcanism and magmatism on the Askja volcanic system, North Iceland

• Main Author: Hartley, Margaret Elizabeth
• Other Authors: Thordarson, Thorvaldur, Fitton, Godfrey, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Edinburgh 2012
• Subjects: Askja volcanic system; basaltic volcanism; postglacial activity; magma reservoirs; eruption; 1875; postglacial lava succession; aphyric; Askja; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5845

Postglacial activity on the Askja volcanic system, north Iceland, has been dominated by basaltic volcanism. Over 80% of Askja's postglacial basalts fall within a relatively narrow compositional range containing between 4 and 8 wt.% MgO. The 'main series' is further divided into two gr...