Volcanogenic sedimentation in the Iceland Basin: influence of subaerial and subglacial eruptions

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Lacasse, Christian, Carey, Steven, Sigurdsson, Haraldur
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 1998
• Subjects: Grimsvotn; Katla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/1066; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-0273(98)00015-8

Cores recovered from the Iceland Basin show evidence of transport and deposition of volcaniclastic sediment from the Eastern Volcanic Zone of Iceland during the Holocene and last glacial period. Three types of deposits have been identified: tephra fall, sediment gravity flows, and bottom-current-con...