Sites where the Hekla S Tephra has been described and geochemically analysed

Tephrabase has found the Hekla S Tephra at 16 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
Brúnavatn
(lake site)
Brúnavatn Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.0695°N 6.8558°W 260 View data
Havnardalsmyren Havnardalsmyren Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.0167°N 6.8333°W n/a View data
Mjáuvøtn
(lake site)
Mjauvøtn 2010 Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.1279°N 7.0022°W 77 View data
Skaelingsvatn Core 1 Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.0270°N 6.8330°W n/a 300 View data
Starvatn
(lake site)
Starvatn Eysturoy, Faroe Islands 62.0837°N 6.7167°W n/a View data
Stóravatn
(lake site)
Stóravatn Streymoy, Faroe Islands 62.0709°N 6.8603°W 260 View data
Kalfafell Loessial Profile Kalfafellsheidi, Vestur-Skaftafellsysla, Iceland 63.9500°N 17.6670°W n/a 125 View data
Kebister Profile 1 Shetland, Scotland 60.1800°N 1.1600°W HU463459 30 View data
Degerö Stormyr SV-B , Sweden 64.1810°N 19.5640°E n/a 270 View data
Fågelmossen FGM-1 Värmland, Sweden 59.5330°N 12.1670°E n/a View data
Klocka Bog Profile 1 Jämtland, Sweden 63.3083°N 12.4833°E 526 View data
Kortlandamossen Kortlandamossen 1 Värmland, Sweden 59.8460°N 12.2640°E n/a 123 View data
Lake Furskogstjärnet
(lake site)
n/a Värmland, Sweden 59.3805°N 12.0803°E n/a 137.3 View data
Lake Mötterudstjärnet
(lake site)
n/a Värmland, Sweden 59.6392°N 12.6683°E n/a 89 View data
Mosstakanmossen Mosstakanmossen Värmland, Sweden 59.6250°N 12.1333°E n/a n/a View data
Vallmyren Vallmyren Jämtland, Sweden 62.7167°N 14.7167°E n/a View data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 09:10:48 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.