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Geological investigations in eastern Iceland

  • Ière Partie Communications Présentées À La XIIIème Assemblée Générale Berkeley, Aoùt 1963
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Paper read at the IAV scientific session of Aug. 30, 1963 (XIII General Assembly, I.U.G.G.).

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Walker, G.P.L. Geological investigations in eastern Iceland. Bull Volcanol 27, 351–363 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02597532

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