Álfhóll 2 (AH2), Heggstaðanes, Iceland

Your search has found 1 tephra layer at Álfhóll 2 (AH2)

Site Type Area Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Terrestrial Iceland, Heggstaðanes 65.2934°N 20.9330°W 68

 

*Note that the Tephra layer depth of a cryptotephra does not indicate the thickness of the layer, as in a visible tephra tephra layer. The thickness indicates the spread of the tephra shards in the sediment or sometimes the top and bottom depths are the same (i.e. no apparent thickness).
1Correlated tephra name means that the tephra deposit has been correlated with a tephra horizon found at multiple sites (e.g. Hekla 4). Of course, these correlations could be reinterpreted and care needs to be taken.
2Local tephra name is the name given by the researchers for the tephra found at the site, this is often a mixture of a site code/name and the depth of the tephra. Not all tephra layers in Tephrabase have a local name, but more or being added. This is independent of any correlations to other tephra deposits.
Profile Tephra Layer
No Name Profile Depth (m) Type Correlated name1 Local name2 Tephra Depth (m) Comments Geochemical data Ref
1124 AH2 n/a 5cm diameter Russian corer
Saksunarvatn Tephra AH2-594 5.880 - 5.940 Fine grained, dark grey tephra View Data 4575

References

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

4575: Brader, M.D., Lloyd, J.M., Barlow, N.L.M., Norðdahl, H., Bentley, M.J. and Newton, A.J.  2017  Postglacial relative sea-level changes in northwest Iceland: Evidence from isolation basins, coastal lowlands and raised shorelines. Quaternary Science Reviews  169, 114-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.05.022

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This Tephrabase search was made on 4/7/2025 at 19:26:41 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.