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Intrusions of Gabbro and Granophyre in the Snaefellsnaes, Western Iceland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

B. G. J. Upton  and
J. B. Wright
B. G. J. Upton
Affiliation:
Greenland Geological Survey, Østervoldgade 7, Copenhagen.
J. B. Wright
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Kenya, P.O. Box 30009, Nairobi.
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Abstract

Two adjacent areas of intrusive plutonic rocks, occurring in western Iceland are briefly discussed. These intrusions are of gabbros and granophyres, believed to be of Tertiary age, of types closely comparable to those of S.E. Iceland.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 98 , Issue 6 , December 1961 , pp. 488 - 492
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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