Geological maps - Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands
Geological maps of Iceland at a scale of 1:250,000 (nine sheets). The maps show the main features of the geology of Iceland. Bedrock is classified by age, type and composition. Surficial deposits are classified from postglacial to Holocene.
Iceland Tectonic Geology - Map View - Overview - ArcGIS
2017年1月25日 · Geological Map of Iceland. Tectonics. 1:600 000 Haukur Jóhannesson and Kristján Sæmundsson Revised edition 2009, 1st edition Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands – Icelandic Institute of Natural History [email protected] This tectonic map illustrates the geology of Iceland in an innovative manner.
Geology of Iceland - Wikipedia
Map of hotspots. Iceland is number 14. The geology of Iceland is unique and of particular interest to geologists. Iceland lies on the divergent boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate. It also lies above a hotspot, the Iceland plume. The plume is believed to have caused the formation of Iceland itself, the island first ...
Geological maps of Iceland - Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands
Bedrock geology and tectonics maps of Iceland are revised and published regularly. Geological mapping of specific areas of Iceland at a smaller scale is carried out in connection with research projects.
Geological Maps | Centre for Remote Sensing (CRS)
Geological maps show the age and type of Iceland’s bedrock and loose strata, along with various features that relate to the development of the island and its geology, such as craters, fracture zones, geothermal heat, fossils and dip.
Iceland Tectonic Geology - Map View - ArcGIS
2017年1月25日 · The map shows the position of volcanic systems, i.e., central volcanoes, dyke and fault swarms and fissure swarms, both active and extinct. The map also outlines fracture zones and bedrock dips. Web GIS mapping, processing and cartography by Conor Graham, Centre for GIS and Geomatics, Queen's University Belfast.
Iceland_Tectonic_Geology - Overview - ArcGIS
The map shows the position of volcanic systems, i.e., central volcanoes, dyke and fault swarms and fissure swarms, both active and extinct. The map also outlines fracture zones and bedrock dips. An in-depth description of the item is not available.
10 Geological map of Iceland showing the basic bedrock geology…
Geological maps reveal new details of the geological structure including right-lateral transcurrent faults at the southern margin of the Tjörnes Fracture Zone, which is split up in...
Simplified geologic map of Iceland. The oldest Tertiary rocks are shown in light brown. These are pre-Pleistocene flood basalts that were erupted over relatively featureless flat lava plains. The purple areas are older Pleistocene eruptives. Volcanics of the last ice age to recent are shown in blue, with major eruptive fissures and volcanoes shown.
Iceland Geological Map | NHBS Field Guides & Natural History
The Geological Map of Iceland shows the main features of the bedrock geology. Formations are classified by age, type and composition. The map also clearly shows the island's volcanic zones and the distribution of the recent eruption sites. Lava fields of the Holocene are shown as pre-historic or historic. This is the second, revised, edition of ...