Sites in Switzerland where the Laacher See Tephra is found

Tephrabase has found 28 sites with the Laacher See Tephra in Switzerland.

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Site Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Reference Altitude (m) Geochemical data
Aegelsee AEn/a1 & AEn/a3 Bern (Switzerland) 46.6472°N 7.5422°E n/a n/a no data
Ambitzki/Wetzikon 702 640/239 950 Zurich (Switzerland) 47.3036°N 8.7992°E n/a n/a no data
Amsoldingen n/a Bern (Switzerland) 46.7225°N 7.5761°E n/a n/a no data
Burgäschi n/a Basel (Switzerland) 47.1700°N 7.6697°E n/a n/a no data
Chutti n/a Bern (Switzerland) 46.6269°N 7.3861°E n/a n/a no data
Coinsins n/a Vaud (Switzerland) 46.4236°N 6.2389°E n/a n/a no data
Egelsee Frauenfeld (707 200/268 475) Thurgau (Switzerland) 47.5583°N 8.8628°E n/a n/a no data
Faulenseemoos n/a Bern (Switzerland) 46.6792°N 7.6944°E n/a n/a no data
Feldenmoos 677 900/239 200 Zurich (Switzerland) 47.2989°N 8.4689°E n/a n/a no data
Gerzensee Gn/aIII/GER1 Bern (Switzerland) 46.8308°N 7.5467°E n/a 603 View data
Hausersee 695 520/275 280 Zurich (Switzerland) 47.6250°N 8.7108°E n/a n/a no data
Horgen-Scheller Zürichsee: cores 546 & 1114 Zurich (Switzerland) 47.2642°N 8.6114°E n/a n/a no data
Hubermoos 746 010 260 630 St. Gallen (Switzerland) 47.4781°N 9.3792°E n/a n/a no data
Lake Geneva
(lake site)
F3 Genf (Switzerland) 46.2283°N 6.1650°E n/a n/a no data
Lobsigensee n/a Bern (Switzerland) 47.0308°N 7.2981°E n/a n/a no data
Lörmoos Bohrung I Bern (Switzerland) 46.9886°N 7.4119°E n/a n/a no data
Lützelsee-Luitikerriet 700 775/235 400 Zurich (Switzerland) 47.2600°N 8.7731°E n/a n/a no data
Marais des Rances n/a Vaud (Switzerland) 46.7603°N 6.5300°E n/a n/a no data
Moor Bergwiesen 736 000/258 000 St. Gallen (Switzerland) 47.4592°N 9.2544°E n/a n/a no data
Neeracherriet Various Zurich (Switzerland) 47.4689°N 8.4364°E n/a n/a no data
Nussbaumer See (Stammheim-Nussbaumen-Huttwilen), aka Truttlikon 704 600/274 575 Thurgau (Switzerland) 47.6119°N 8.8294°E n/a n/a no data
Obergurbs n/a Bern (Switzerland) 46.6444°N 7.5569°E n/a n/a no data
Rotsee RLn/a250 Luzern (Switzerland) 47.0736°N 8.3228°E n/a n/a no data
Rüeggetschwiler Moos 734 420/255 950 St. Gallen (Switzerland) 47.4358°N 9.2292°E n/a n/a no data
Soppensee SO89n/a23/n/a14 Luzern (Switzerland) 47.0894°N 8.0800°E n/a n/a no data
Stammheimerriet-Etzwilerriet 702 320/280 040 Zurich (Switzerland) 47.6564°N 8.7928°E n/a n/a no data
Weiher (Thayngen) 694 775/288 050 Schaffhausen (Switzerland) 47.7350°N 8.6881°E n/a n/a no data
Wildert 696 860/250 400 Zurich (Switzerland) 47.3958°N 8.7211°E n/a n/a no data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 4/7/2025 at 23:47:39 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.