All of the sites where the Hverfjall Tephra has been described

Tephrabase has found the Hverfjall Tephra at 16 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
Hrísheimar 10 H10 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5174°N 17.1157°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 12 H12 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5115°N 17.1088°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 13 H13 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5123°N 17.1091°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 15 H15 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5183°N 17.1028°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 16 H16 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5174°N 17.1084°W n/a 320 no data
Hrísheimar 17 H17 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5173°N 17.1078°W n/a 320 no data
Oddastaðir 02 1 OD02 1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4767°N 17.0787°W n/a 370 no data
Oddastaðir 02 2 OD02 2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4811°N 17.0753°W n/a 370 no data
Oddastaðir 1 ODS1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4764°N 17.0723°W n/a 370 no data
Sellandagróf 2 Selland2a Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4331°N 17.0767°W n/a 400 no data
Svartivatn Road 2 SVR2 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.4233°N 17.2918°W 350 no data
Sveigakot Geotrench SGeo1 Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5159°N 17.0298°W n/a 290 no data
West Side Story 1 WSS1-B Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5114°N 17.0733°W n/a 310 no data
West Side Story 2 WSS2-A Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5103°N 17.0720°W n/a 310 no data
West Side Story 3 WSS3-A Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5089°N 17.0715°W n/a 310 no data
West Side Story 5 WSS5-A Mývatnssveit, Iceland 65.5080°N 17.0721°W n/a 310 no data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 03:22:29 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.