Interaction Between Different Magma Types in the Reyðarártindur Magma Chamber, SE Iceland

• Main Author: Rousku, Sabine
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper 2019
• Subjects: magma chamber; magma mixing; granophyre pluton; Reyðarártindur; igneous petrology; magmakammare; magmablandning; granofyr pluton; magmatisk petrologi; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap; Geology; Geologi; The Blob; Ura; Iceland
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-384293

Southeast Iceland exhibits a granophyre pluton called Reyðarártindur, which has never been described in detail before. The Reyðarártindur magma chamber formed 7.30 ± 0.06 Ma ago (Padilla, 2015). Glacial and coastal erosion expose the pluton, and a river cuts through the pluton roof and walls, reveal...