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IX. The Geology of Viðey, S.W. Iceland: A Record of Igneous Action in Glacial Times

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

Martin A. Peacock
Martin A. Peacock
Affiliation:
Carnegie Research Fellow, University, Glasgow.
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At the commencement of the 1924 geological expedition to Iceland, which was conducted by Dr G. W. Tyrrell and the present writer, aided by a grant from the Carnegie Trust, the author took advantage of his earlier arrival in Iceland by devoting his time to a detailed survey of Viðey, a small island which lies 3 miles E.N.E. of Reykjavík. His interest having been aroused by a study of the curious rock specimens which Mackenzie collected from that locality in 1810 (author, 1925), the writer intended at first to make only a rapid examination of the island in order to ascertain their field relations, and, if possible, to determine their mode of formation. A day's field work, however, convinced him that a more protracted survey would be amply repaid, and this was accordingly undertaken; during two days, out of the total of ten which were devoted to this work, the writer enjoyed the invaluable assistance of Dr Tyrrell.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , 1926 , pp. 441 - 465
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1926

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