Geodynamics of Iceland and the North Atlantic Area. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute Held in Reykjavik, Iceland, 1-7 July 1974

Abstract

Continental Drift in the Atlantic and the Arctic.- The Reykjanes Ridge - a Summary of Geophysical Data.- Deep Structure, Evolution and Origin of the Icelandic Transverse Ridge.- Morphology of the Mid-Ocean Ridge between Iceland and the Arctic.- The Azores-Gibraltar Plate Boundary.- Deep Drill Investigations of the Oceanic Crust in the North Atlantic.- The Iceland Phenomenon: Imprints of a Hot Spot on the Ocean Crust, and Implications for Flow Below the Plates.- Tertiary Basalts of Baffin Bay: Geochemical Evidence for a Fossil Hot-Spot.- Petrochemistry of the Volcanic Rocks of the North Atlantic Ridge System.- Chemistry of Tholeiitic Basalts from Iceland, and their Relation to the Kverkfjoell Hot Spot.- The Petrologic Nature of the Lower Oceanic Crust and Upper Mantle.- The Structure of Eastern Iceland.- Eruptive Mechanisms in Iceland.- On the Topography of the Volcanic Zones in Iceland (Abstract).- Focal Mechanism Solutions of Intraplate Earthquakes and Stresses in the Lithosphere.- Seismicity of Iceland.- Vertical Crustal Movement in Iceland.- Crustal Movements in the Myvatn- and in the Thingvallavatn-Area.- Marine Heat Flow Measurements in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea and in the Vicinity of Iceland.- Heat Flow and Hydrothermal Activity in Iceland.- The Composition of Thermal Fluids in Iceland and Geological Features Related to the Thermal Activity.