All analyses of the Hekla 1510 Tephra

This search has found 159 analyses

The results of your search are shown on this page, which is divided into three sections. The first contains geochemical data in the form of electron probe microanalyses of the the tephra layer you have chosen, which can be downloaded. Most of these analyses will be of glass shards. The second section gives information about the instrument conditions and the third details about the sources of the data and the date and time of your search. You should always refer to the original sources to get the full context of the data presented here.

FeO: total iron is represented as FeO
*original totals for normalised data (where applicable)

Site Phase SiO2 TiO2 Al2O3 FeOMnOMgO CaO Na2O K2OP2O5Total EP Ref
Dead Island Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.420.8815.157.730.291.364.454.061.6597.9972225
Dead Island Bog (Northern Ireland)glass59.250.8514.477.190.211.264.234.061.6593.1772225
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass68.630.8014.064.490.140.562.114.003.1997.98222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass68.190.7413.904.440.140.561.964.183.1397.25222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass62.790.9515.487.080.251.244.434.031.8398.07222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass62.660.9015.477.710.161.274.614.231.7798.77222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass62.441.0015.377.710.261.324.671.811.7896.34222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass61.900.9915.597.570.211.244.484.131.7897.88222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass61.500.9515.627.600.301.284.464.051.7297.48222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass61.430.9315.857.070.301.194.874.221.5897.44222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass61.361.0015.397.640.211.304.644.011.6897.20222816
Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) (Scotland)glass60.920.9415.127.530.171.304.424.021.7696.18222816
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass76.230.3211.993.570.120.101.704.092.260.03100.42164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass73.840.2313.393.190.120.011.055.233.610.01100.69164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass73.650.1913.191.300.030.221.504.632.270.0697.05164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass73.190.2212.753.070.090.010.955.273.590.0099.12164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass71.010.2012.443.320.130.071.024.673.950.0396.83164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass69.300.2812.873.610.140.181.375.363.400.0496.55164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass67.970.7313.845.570.170.512.454.752.910.1499.05164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.890.9315.037.700.221.234.544.731.690.30100.27164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.740.8315.197.830.201.364.554.701.770.36100.53164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.720.9315.407.650.231.334.584.741.720.30100.61164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.640.8215.068.430.201.314.824.641.740.36101.03164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.540.9315.157.640.231.294.444.441.690.3299.65164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.510.8614.348.500.241.334.244.651.760.3099.73164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.430.9815.248.300.201.344.464.761.710.35100.77164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.320.9315.187.740.211.234.524.751.730.2999.92164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.000.8315.678.030.201.234.924.851.670.28100.67164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.970.9514.697.980.231.304.394.801.800.3199.43164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.720.4516.373.500.270.260.677.475.460.0497.21164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.710.9315.257.720.211.324.704.531.850.3299.53164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.670.9215.297.810.211.274.544.761.810.3199.60164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.390.9115.168.080.201.224.734.421.700.2999.10164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.350.9015.587.840.211.244.644.571.760.3299.40164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.330.9414.777.830.211.214.404.391.940.3398.34164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.310.9215.258.050.211.324.754.461.660.3499.26164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.310.8615.566.850.191.024.594.591.760.3098.02164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.290.9214.987.760.211.284.634.611.720.3198.70164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.140.9114.787.600.171.274.604.601.850.3098.23164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.080.9514.638.440.251.414.644.531.740.3198.97164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.770.9816.426.600.220.975.305.121.730.4999.59164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.620.9714.878.090.221.354.714.391.750.3598.32164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.530.6517.446.650.181.035.755.011.350.2399.82164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.380.6518.065.530.160.976.075.391.170.2499.60164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.940.9014.688.200.241.324.654.431.680.3097.33164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.770.8914.417.900.221.284.614.411.670.2796.45164255
Fallahogy Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.700.9114.367.700.201.274.484.181.750.3195.86164255
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass64.201.0414.497.990.221.214.364.331.7299.552968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.991.0115.237.350.211.314.344.251.6999.382968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.710.9815.267.940.221.374.434.061.7199.672968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.660.9215.278.120.201.264.424.171.7099.732968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.610.9515.117.530.231.254.654.181.6699.162968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.330.8914.708.420.211.364.484.331.6899.402968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.301.0115.258.510.211.274.444.081.6399.702968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass63.050.9415.127.650.271.334.754.431.8299.362968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.531.0314.838.030.251.304.454.281.6198.312968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.370.8415.008.140.291.695.264.231.4099.222968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.340.9714.957.810.221.424.554.521.7098.482968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.210.9414.967.560.221.194.184.081.7797.092968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.780.9215.066.850.190.854.194.381.6995.912968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.720.9614.937.860.261.254.744.571.6897.972968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.550.9015.077.690.251.244.494.361.7097.262968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.510.9614.828.110.261.254.704.251.6297.492968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.900.8814.307.530.181.194.304.111.6895.072968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.791.0115.087.600.221.254.594.551.8296.902968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.771.5716.537.890.200.895.485.251.3699.942968
Garry Bog (Northern Ireland)glass59.680.9315.307.550.180.914.705.011.8596.112968
Lairg AG3 (Scotland)glass63.840.8314.888.030.281.034.324.701.7999.692853
Lairg AG3 (Scotland)glass62.590.8115.098.490.271.334.764.811.6399.782853
Lairg AG3 (Scotland)glass62.170.8615.308.390.241.224.414.431.6798.712853
Lairg AG3 (Scotland)glass62.170.9515.168.870.231.134.584.591.7699.482853
Lairg AG3 (Scotland)glass62.160.9215.118.520.301.174.474.451.7398.842853
Lairg AG3 (Scotland)glass61.290.8815.138.400.291.174.264.601.7497.752853
Lairg AG3 (Scotland)glass57.591.3314.789.590.261.995.334.051.4996.412853
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass74.740.1614.013.39 0.251.250.006.21100.01234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass68.180.1214.380.91 0.530.020.0015.82100.01234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass63.220.8514.498.82 0.964.740.002.16100.00234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass63.070.6614.488.08 0.884.130.002.59100.01234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass61.920.8114.338.51 0.784.420.002.5099.99234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass61.890.6914.557.91 1.154.580.002.01100.01234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass60.460.7414.428.56 1.194.980.002.0699.99234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass60.060.7713.828.99 1.344.890.002.17100.02234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass57.340.5716.115.66 0.915.330.001.64100.01234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass56.410.1719.242.38 1.017.850.000.5899.99234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass56.280.0420.720.88 0.878.790.000.39100.00234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass55.890.0821.480.66 0.769.280.000.20100.00234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass55.690.0321.040.49 0.879.130.000.54100.01234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass55.400.0721.870.68 0.8810.320.000.02100.00234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass55.370.0721.560.59 0.889.530.000.0599.99234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass54.790.1122.040.62 0.8210.150.000.10100.00234821
Liffey Head Bog (Ireland)glass54.530.0622.210.65 0.8710.330.000.15100.02234821
Loch Portain (Scotland)glass61.230.8914.697.720.201.174.284.421.6996.302853
Loch Portain (Scotland)glass60.790.9414.847.610.221.274.314.251.6895.912853
Loch Portain (Scotland)glass60.640.8915.117.530.241.204.464.231.6995.992853
Loch Portain (Scotland)glass60.390.5517.435.360.200.815.865.561.1897.342853
Loch Portain (Scotland)glass60.010.9913.368.490.261.754.584.471.7595.662853
Paela (Iceland)glass63.611.0715.567.650.231.194.214.481.8399.8321301
Paela (Iceland)glass63.540.8815.157.430.201.294.614.381.8799.3521301
Paela (Iceland)glass63.441.0215.247.860.211.344.694.211.7799.7821301
Paela (Iceland)glass63.420.9315.158.000.221.294.444.551.7599.7521301
Paela (Iceland)glass63.050.9715.447.890.241.394.284.501.6999.4521301
Paela (Iceland)glass63.020.9415.178.140.221.474.703.741.7599.1521301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.841.0115.037.890.211.364.554.451.7699.1021301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.820.9715.408.040.221.294.464.581.7999.5721301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.760.9815.257.910.201.374.754.531.7499.4921301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.701.0315.577.600.251.324.464.631.5999.1521301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.680.7715.017.760.261.324.464.691.7898.7321301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.340.9115.127.860.261.264.474.521.6598.3921301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.290.9515.177.450.301.254.544.421.7198.0821301
Paela (Iceland)glass62.130.9614.847.580.291.344.364.681.7597.9321301
Paela (Iceland)glass61.980.9915.187.980.241.344.554.281.7798.3121301
Paela (Iceland)glass61.950.9315.137.870.211.264.554.731.7498.3721301
Paela (Iceland)glass61.950.9314.888.080.121.304.464.341.6897.7421301
Paela (Iceland)glass61.930.8715.197.690.191.164.393.891.7597.0621301
Roman Lode (England)glass62.101.0715.537.790.191.464.704.181.8298.83224823
Roman Lode (England)glass61.701.0615.358.250.221.524.954.191.7599.00224823
Roman Lode (England)glass61.201.1315.608.440.141.674.954.211.6799.01224823
Roman Lode (England)glass61.151.0415.427.930.301.444.924.091.7097.99224823
Roman Lode (England)glass61.101.1215.338.060.261.494.844.091.7598.04224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.911.1115.138.270.231.544.984.021.6697.84224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.631.1915.458.470.231.665.094.081.6998.48224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.581.1115.297.980.271.564.934.071.6997.46224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.541.1715.318.410.251.625.043.921.7097.95224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.541.1415.138.510.191.594.933.851.6797.55224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.501.1815.398.250.231.635.044.091.6497.94224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.441.1815.308.350.241.595.063.961.7097.81224823
Roman Lode (England)glass60.131.1515.318.550.191.575.083.961.6597.58224823
Roman Lode (England)glass59.881.1815.328.400.201.635.074.041.6697.38224823
Roman Lode (England)glass58.481.1215.278.410.221.585.194.011.6295.90224823
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass62.360.9115.297.520.261.364.424.091.9198.1072225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass62.170.9015.077.690.161.284.293.151.6796.3872225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass62.070.8514.827.920.201.214.644.021.8397.5772225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass61.930.9114.848.010.161.324.444.251.8297.6772225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass61.700.8315.347.870.231.284.244.351.7697.5972225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass61.190.9015.127.870.231.324.734.081.6997.1272225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass61.060.9714.828.150.271.314.674.411.8297.4772225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass61.020.8814.977.690.201.284.404.111.7996.3372225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass60.460.8815.118.020.291.474.613.071.7495.6472225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass60.420.9114.988.130.191.304.734.611.6896.9572225
Slieveanorra (Northern Ireland)glass60.370.9314.528.400.141.435.024.441.4496.6872225
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass72.850.2515.090.98 0.131.914.351.6598.434968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass71.490.2614.513.25 0.131.934.571.6898.574968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass62.191.0116.137.99 1.264.514.142.8599.344968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.901.0215.637.83 1.334.425.171.6597.374968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.851.0215.927.76 1.254.574.461.6998.634968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.800.8916.706.62 1.014.684.511.6398.524968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.780.9716.477.79 1.304.384.441.6399.064968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.641.0116.747.93 1.334.484.621.6799.874968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.240.9616.307.96 1.344.614.531.4098.664968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.221.0714.937.79 1.294.444.881.8797.704968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass61.050.9815.497.57 1.244.143.761.4897.054968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.800.9315.427.32 1.284.074.551.7095.884968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.491.2115.618.76 1.664.894.551.8398.754968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.411.1815.928.76 1.804.975.121.8399.104968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.100.9214.717.65 1.264.484.952.2795.564968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass60.041.1615.458.16 1.384.484.451.8196.924968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass59.911.0216.777.63 1.365.514.701.7498.124968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass59.731.0315.387.55 1.214.174.401.8695.224968
Sluggan Bog (Northern Ireland)glass59.341.2614.048.81 1.494.443.592.4795.374968

Instrument Conditions

These analyses were carried out under the following electron microprobe conditions.

Please refer to papers for full details of the instrument conditions, standards etc used to create these analyses
EP Instrument Beam current (nA) Beam voltage (kV) Correction Beam Sample Comments
2 Cambridge Instruments Microscan V (University of Edinburgh) 15 20 ZAF Thin section mounted in araldite then ground and polished
4 Jeol 733 Superprobe (Queens University, Belfast) 10 15 ZAF Thin section mounted in araldite then ground and polished
7 Camca SX100 (University of Edinburgh) 4 20 PAP Thin section mounted in araldite then ground and polished
16 Camca SX100 (University of Edinburgh) 2 15 PAP Thin section mounted in araldite then ground and polished
22 JEOL 8800 Electron Microprobe (University of Oxford) 10 15 ZAF Mounted in epoxy resin and ground and polished
23 Hitachi Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope S-3500N (Electron Microscope Unit in Trinity College, Dublin) 1 20

References

The data on this page is from the following source(s). If you use this data please acknowledge the source of the data. he number preceeding each reference matches the Ref number on the data table above.

4821 - Cole, E.E. and Mitchel, F.J.G. (2003) Human impact on the Irish landscape during the late Holocene inferred frompalynological studies at three peatland sites. The Holocene  13(4), 507-515.

853 - Dugmore, A.J., Larsen, G, and Newton, A.J. (1995) Seven tephra isochrones in Scotland. The Holocene  5/3, 257-266.

2816 - Housley, RA, Blockley, SPE, Matthews, IP, MacLeod, A, Lowe, JJ, Ramsay, S, Miller, JJ and Campbell, EN (2010) Late Holocene vegetation and palaeoenvironmental history of the Dunadd area, Argyll, Scotland: chronology of events. Journal of Archaeological Science  37, 577-593.

1301 - Larsen, G., Dugmore, A., J. and Newton, A.J. (1999) Geochemistry of historic silicic tephras in Iceland. The Holocene  9(4), 463-471..

4823 - Matthews, I. (2008) Roman Lode, Exmoor, Devon: Tephrochronology Scientific Dating Report Scientific Dating Report. English Heritage Research Department Report Series  26-2008, 16.

968 - Pilcher, J.R., Hall, V.A. and McCormac, F.G. (1996) An outline tephrochronology for the Holocene of the north of Ireland. Journal of Quaternary Science  11 (6), 485-494..

2225 - Swindles, G. (2006) Reconstructions of Holocene climate change from peatland in the north of Ireland. Unpublished PhD thesis, Queen's Unversity, Belfast,

4255 - Watson, E.J., Swindles, G.T., Lawson, I.T. and Savov, I.P. (2015) Spatial variability of tephra and carbon accumulation in a Holocene peatland. Quaternary Science Reviews  124, 248-264.

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 07:12:06 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.