Holocene shield volcanoes in Iceland
2006Universitätsverlag Göttingen
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Andrew, Ruth; Gudmundsson, Agust, 2006: Holocene shield volcanoes in Iceland. In: Philipp, S.; Leiss, B; Vollbrecht, A.; Tanner, D.; Gudmundsson, A. (eds.): 11. Symposium "Tektonik, Struktur- und Kristallingeologie"; 2006, Universitätsvelag Göttingen, p. 6 - 8., , DOI: 10.23689/fidgeo-1857.
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Holocene shield volcanoes (lava shields)
are common in Iceland, but they are
restricted in space and time. As regards
space, most of the shield volcanoes
in Iceland occur within two bands
in the West and North Volcanic Zones. There are no shields in the
East Volcanic Zone apart from the island
of Surtsey. The shields are mostly
at the margins of or outside the volcanic
systems. As regards time, many
Holocene shield volcanoes formed some
5000–10000 years ago during early postglacial
time. Apart from the shield on
top of the island of Surtsey, there are no
known shields in Iceland younger than
about 3500B.P....
