Magnetotelluric investigation of the lower crust and upper mantle beneath Iceland
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Magnetotelluric investigation of the lower crust and upper mantle beneath Iceland
Description (Dublin Core)
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Magnetotelluric measurements were made at 12 sites on a 210 km long profile in northern and eastern Iceland. The profile crosses areas of different geological age ranging from Tertiary flood basalt to the presently active zone of rifting and volcanism. Beneath the investigated area, at a depth of a few km down to about 20 km there exists a 5 km thick layer with low resistivity amounting to 15 Ωm which is imbedded between layers of higher resistivities. The depth to the low resistivity layer increases with increasing distance from the spreading axis. The low resistivity layer is presumably caused by partial melting at the base of the crust and at the top of the anomalous mantle beneath Iceland. Comparison with laboratory measurements confirms a basaltic composition and a temperature of 1,000-1,100° C of the good conductor, and probably partially molten peridotite in the upper mantle beneath. Mean temperature gradients in the crust calculated from the magnetotelluric data are in good agreement to surface temperature gradients measured in drill holes.
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Creator (Dublin Core)
Beblo, M.
Bjornsson, A.
Subject (Dublin Core)
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Magnetotellurics
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Iceland
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Electrical structure
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Low resistivity layer
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Temperature gradient
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Partial melting
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Solid Earth
Publisher (Dublin Core)
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Journal of Geophysics
Date (Dublin Core)
1978-12-22
Type (Dublin Core)
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Peer-reviewed Article
Format (Dublin Core)
application/pdf
Identifier (Dublin Core)
https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/168
Source (Dublin Core)
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Journal of Geophysics; Vol 45 No 1 (1978): Journal of Geophysics; 1-16
2643-2986
2643-9271
Language (Dublin Core)
eng
Relation (Dublin Core)
https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/168/128