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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Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
1994
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1842/7098 |