Alkalic rocks in Iceland, with special reference to the Snaefellsjokull volcanic system

Alkalic rocks are rare in Iceland compared to the tholeiitic rock suite but are identified in two tectonically different volcanic areas which both are active at present. The Snaefellsnes volcanic zone in western Iceland is intraplate and non-rifting and consists of three volcanic systems, Snaefellsj...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hardarson, Björn Sverrir
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 1994
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1842/7098