Structure of a sheet-laccolith system revealing the interplay between tectonic and magma stresses at Stardalur Volcano, Iceland

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Pasquare, F, TIBALDI, ALESSANDRO
• Other Authors: Tibaldi, A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 2007
• Subjects: Iceland; Stardalur; Esja; sheet swarm; regional dyke; faults; GEO/03 - GEOLOGIA STRUTTURALE
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10281/1713; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.11.009

This paper provides detailed structural data on the faults and intrusions of the eroded Stardalur volcano, in the Esja peninsula at the SW margin of the Icelandic rift, and new lithostratigraphic data on the host rocks. A swarm of centrally-dipping sheets, emplaced with a fan-shaped geometry in sect...