Dynamics of volcanic systems in Iceland: example of tectonism and volcanism at juxtaposed hot spot and mid-ocean ridge systems

A Gudmundsson - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2000 - annualreviews.org
Volcanic systems are swarms of tectonic fractures and basalt volcanoes formed as a result of
plate-pull (as the plates are pulled apart) associated with the mid-ocean ridges and the …

Observational and theoretical studies of the dynamics of mantle plume–mid‐ocean ridge interaction

G Ito, J Lin, D Graham - Reviews of Geophysics, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Hot spot–mid‐ocean ridge interactions cause many of the largest structural and chemical
anomalies in Earth's ocean basins. Correlated geophysical and geochemical anomalies are …

Volcanism in Iceland in historical time: Volcano types, eruption styles and eruptive history

T Thordarson, G Larsen - Journal of Geodynamics, 2007 - Elsevier
The large-scale volcanic lineaments in Iceland are an axial zone, which is delineated by the
Reykjanes, West and North Volcanic Zones (RVZ, WVZ, NVZ) and the East Volcanic Zone …

High 3He/4He ratios in picritic basalts from Baffin Island and the role of a mixed reservoir in mantle plumes

FM Stuart, S Lass-Evans, J Godfrey Fitton, RM Ellam - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Abstract The high 3He/4He ratio of volcanic rocks thought to be derived from mantle plumes
is taken as evidence for the existence of a mantle reservoir that has remained largely …

Virtual geosites as innovative tools for geoheritage popularization: A case study from Eastern Iceland

F Pasquaré Mariotto, FL Bonali - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we have adopted a modern, cutting-edge methodology to make geoheritage
sites (geosites) available and explorable worldwide, through both immersive and non …

Depth of magma storage under Iceland controlled by magma fluxes

RJM Baxter, J Maclennan, DA Neave… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The compositions of volcanic materials are sensitive to physical conditions in the underlying
magmatic system. When basaltic melts are saturated in olivine‐plagioclase‐augite prior to …

[图书][B] Iceland geodynamics: crustal deformation and divergent plate tectonics

F Sigmundsson - 2006 - books.google.com
This book provides a summary of geodynamic results from Iceland that presently are found
in a great number of scientific articles, but have not been collected before in a book. The …

Combined trace element and Pb-Nd–Sr-O isotope evidence for recycled oceanic crust (upper and lower) in the Iceland mantle plume

TF Kokfelt, KAJ Hoernle, F Hauff, J Fiebig… - Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We present the results of a comprehensive major element, trace element and Sr–Nd–Pb–O
isotopic study of post-glacial volcanic rocks from the Neovolcanic zones on Iceland. The …

Geotourism and geoparks—a tool for geoconservation and rural development in vulnerable environments: a case study from Iceland

R Ólafsdóttir, R Dowling - Geoheritage, 2014 - Springer
Iceland has a unique geology and a dynamic natural landscape which has long attracted a
large number of tourists to the island. Owing to the dynamic geological processes which are …

The Iceland plume in space and time: a Sr–Nd–Pb–Hf study of the North Atlantic rifted margin

PD Kempton, JG Fitton, AD Saunders… - Earth and Planetary …, 2000 - Elsevier
New Sr–Nd–Pb–Hf data require the existence of at least four mantle components in the
genesis of basalts from the the North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP):(1) one (or more likely …